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List of by-elections to the Porirua City Council

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By-elections to the Porirua City Council occur to fill vacant seats in the council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.

List of by-elections

The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Porirua City Council:

Key

  Independent   Labour   Values   Independent Progressive
Ward Date Incumbent Cause Winner
At-large 11 March 1973 Tutuira Wi Neera Death Helen Smith
Taupo 24 May 1975 Fred Duckworth Death Jan Bennett
Porirua 4 December 1976 Gary McCormick Resignation Rex Willing
Cannons Creek 18 June 1985 Bill Herewini Death Margaret Brown
Cannons Creek 21 August 1985 Hec Stuart Death Geoff Walpole

Results

1973 by-election

1973 Porirua City Council by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Values Helen Smith 563 34.73
Labour Terry O'Brien 386 23.81 −18.90
Ind. Progressive Jim Slader 269 16.59 −19.14
Independent Ken Arthur 194 11.96
Independent Labour Frank McIlwee 103 6.35 −36.31
Independent Maxine Arnold 73 4.50
Independent Terence Lewis Lloyd 28 1.72 −18.77
Informal votes 5 0.30
Majority 177 10.91
Turnout 1,621

1975 by-election

1975 Porirua City Council by-election, Taupo ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jan Bennett 905 55.76
Independent Alexander Grant 710 43.74
Informal votes 8 0.49
Majority 195 12.01
Turnout 1,623 52.35

1976 by-election

1976 Porirua City Council by-election, Porirua ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rex Willing 1,830 41.31
Independent Alf Mexted 827 18.67 −24.46
Ind. Progressive Philip Ward 636 14.35 −25.29
Independent Estelle Brittain 609 13.75
Independent Sylvia Cole 496 11.19
Informal votes 31 0.69
Majority 1,003 22.64
Turnout 4,429

June 1985 by-election

1985 Porirua City Council by-election, Cannons Creek ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Brown 1,776 70.92
Independent Alfred Potaka 490 19.56
Independent Popo Su'a 238 9.50
Majority 1,286 51.35
Turnout 2,504

August 1985 by-election

1985 Porirua City Council by-election, Cannons Creek ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoff Walpole 1,448 64.38
Independent Melville Williams 550 24.45
Independent Sonny Hoskins 251 11.16
Majority 898 39.92
Turnout 2,249

References

  1. "Porirua City Council − Declaration of Result of By-election". The Evening Post. 14 March 1973. p. 43.
  2. "City of Porirua − Election of One Councillor − Taupo Ward". The Evening Post. 27 May 1975. p. 35.
  3. "City of Porirua − Election of One Councillor − Porirua Ward". Kapi-Mana News. 14 December 1976. p. 42.
  4. "Declaration of Result of Election − Porirua City Council − Election of One Councillor". The Evening Post. 21 June 1985. p. 21.
  5. "Declaration of Result of Election − Porirua City Council − Election of 1 Councillor". The Evening Post. 23 August 1985. p. 28.
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