1983 Porirua local elections

The 1983 Porirua local elections were part of the 1983 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Porirua elections covered one regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council, hospital board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Porirua City Council

The Porirua City Council following the 1983 election consisted of a mayor and sixteen councillors elected from six wards (Pukerua Bay, Plimmerton-Paremata, Whitby, Tairangi, Cannons Creek and Titahi Bay).

Mayor

1983 Porirua mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burke	5,392	41.18
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	3,824	29.20
	Independent	Charles Hudson	3,033	23.16
	Mana Motuhake	Mark Metekingi	742	5.66
Informal votes			101	0.77	−0.33
Majority			1,568	11.97
Turnout			13,092

Ward One, Pukerua Bay Ward

The Pukerua Bay Ward elected one member to the Porirua City Council

Pukerua Bay Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bill Taylor	498	73.02
	Independent	Wayne Marshall	184	26.97
Majority			314	46.04
Turnout			682

Ward Two, Plimmerton-Paremata Ward

The Plimmerton-Paremata Ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Plimmerton-Paremata Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Charles Hudson	2,085	91.89
	Independent	Jenny Brash	1,725	76.02
	Independent	Jan Bennett	1,638	72.19
	Independent	Alwyn Parry	1,358	59.85
Majority			280	12.34
Turnout			2,269

Ward Three, Whitby Ward

The Whitby Ward elected one member to the Porirua City Council

Whitby Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Neville Peach	448	58.94
	Independent	Pat Clarke	312	41.06
Majority			136	17.90
Turnout			760

Ward Four, Tairangi Ward

The Tairangi Ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Tairangi Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Raewyn Hunter	1,046	70.86
	Labour	Matthew Nolan	980	66.39
	Labour	Tom Janes	905	61.31
	Independent	William Nathan	478	32.38
	Independent	Teremoana Hodges	438	29.67
	Independent	Bruce Copeman	421	28.52
	Socialist Unity	John Van de Ven	159	10.77
Majority			427	28.92
Turnout			1,476

Ward Five, Cannons Creek Ward

The Cannons Creek Ward elected four members to the Porirua City Council

Cannons Creek Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sandra Meredith	1,783	68.65
	Labour	Elaine Annandale	1,536	59.14
	Labour	Hec Stuart	1,456	56.06
	Independent	Bill Hereweni	1,267	48.78
	Labour	David Isaia	1,205	46.39
	Independent	Robert Telfer	1,131	43.55
	Independent	Melville Williams	1,117	43.01
	Independent	Sonny Hosking	553	21.29
	Socialist Unity	Ken Stanton	338	13.01
Majority			62	2.38
Turnout			2,597

Ward Six, Titahi Bay Ward

The Titahi Bay Ward elected four members to the Porirua City Council

Titahi Bay Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	2,025	59.15
	Labour	John Burke^{[nb 1]}	1,866	54.51
	Values	Helen Smith	1,578	46.09
	Labour	Eric McKenzie	1,246	36.40
	Independent	Ivan Hardgrave	1,087	31.75
	Independent	Rex Willing	968	28.27
	Labour	David Stanley	964	28.16
	Independent	Alf Mexted	943	27.54
	Labour	Phil O'Connell	870	25.41
	Independent	Dennis Hansen	666	19.45
	Mana Motuhake	Mark Metekingi	632	18.46
	Independent	Mere Grant	424	12.38
	Independent	Thomas Kenny	422	12.32
Majority			119	3.47
Turnout			3,423

Table footnotes:

^ As Burke won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward

The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	7,158	61.85	+20.58
	Independent	Whitford Brown	6,489	56.07	+2.64
	Labour	Eric McKenzie	4,414	38.14	+7.41
	Labour	Sandra Meredith	4,390	37.93
	Socialist Unity	Ken Stanton	693	5.98
Majority			2,075	17.93
Turnout			11,572

Wellington Harbour Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward

The Porirua/Tawa Ward elected one member to the Wellington Harbour Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dick McLaren	8,924	51.61	+30.73
	Labour	Colin Beyer	7,574	43.80
	Socialist Unity	Ken Stanton	793	4.58
Majority			1,350	7.80
Turnout			17,291

Wellington Hospital Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward

The Porirua/Tawa Ward elected two members to the Wellington Hospital Board

Porirua/Tawa Ward^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marion Bruce	10,583	70.71	−23.86
	Labour	Don Borrie	6,175	41.26
	Independent	Alf Mexted	5,524	36.91
	Independent	Dick McLaren	3,945	26.35
	Independent	Ian McLauchlan	3,704	24.74
Majority			651	4.34
Turnout			14,966

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.
^ "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Porirua - Election of Two Councillors". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.
^ "Wellington Harbour Board - Declaration of Result of Election - Combined District of the City of Porirua and Tawa Borough". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.
^ "Wellington Hospital Board - Declaration of Result of Election - Combined District of the City of Porirua and Tawa Borough". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.

[2] As Burke won the Mayoralty his election to the council was voided and his seat was awarded to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate.

[Results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "City of Porirua - Declaration of Result of Election". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.

[3] "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Porirua - Election of Two Councillors". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.

[4] "Wellington Harbour Board - Declaration of Result of Election - Combined District of the City of Porirua and Tawa Borough". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.

[5] "Wellington Hospital Board - Declaration of Result of Election - Combined District of the City of Porirua and Tawa Borough". The Evening Post. 15 October 1983. p. 33.

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