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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The election saw incumbent Mayor Sir [[Frank Kitts]] re-elected for a record equaling sixth term as Wellington's Mayor, defeating his main opponent, former New Zealand Farmers' Union chairman [[Alex O'Shea]]. The Citizens' Association has difficulty in selecting its mayoral candidate with many speculating that it would not opt to contest the position, leading commentators to label them as "defeatist".<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Dominion (Wellington)|The Dominion]] |title=Nobody for mayor |date=27 April 1971 }}</ref> Deputy mayor George Porter was approached to stand, but declined the nomination for "personal reasons", offering himself only for a council seat.<ref>{{cite news |work =[[The Evening Post (Wellington)|The Evening Post]] |title=Cr Porter Won't Stand For Mayor |date=5 June 1971 }}</ref> Eventually O'Shea was chosen by the Citizens' Association executive over two other undisclosed aspirants. |
The election saw incumbent Mayor Sir [[Frank Kitts]] re-elected for a record equaling sixth term as Wellington's Mayor, defeating his main opponent, former New Zealand Farmers' Union chairman [[Alex O'Shea]]. The Citizens' Association has difficulty in selecting its mayoral candidate with many speculating that it would not opt to contest the position, leading commentators to label them as "defeatist".<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Dominion (Wellington)|The Dominion]] |title=Nobody for mayor |date=27 April 1971 }}</ref> Deputy mayor [[George Porter (New Zealand politician)|George Porter]] was approached to stand, but declined the nomination for "personal reasons", offering himself only for a council seat.<ref>{{cite news |work =[[The Evening Post (Wellington)|The Evening Post]] |title=Cr Porter Won't Stand For Mayor |date=5 June 1971 }}</ref> Eventually O'Shea was chosen by the Citizens' Association executive over two other undisclosed aspirants. |
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The election also saw a third electoral ticket emerge "Civic Reform", who would unsuccessfully challenge the two-ticket system that had dominated Wellington's local body politics since the 1930s. Civic Reform also contested the 1974 and 1977 local elections with even less success. |
The election also saw a third electoral ticket emerge "Civic Reform", who would unsuccessfully challenge the two-ticket system that had dominated Wellington's local body politics since the 1930s. Civic Reform also contested the 1974 and 1977 local elections with even less success. |
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==Mayoralty results== |
==Mayoralty results== |
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==Councillor results== |
==Councillor results== |
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|party = Wellington Citizens' Association |
|party = Wellington Citizens' Association |
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|candidate = George Porter |
|candidate = [[George Porter (New Zealand politician)|George Porter]] |
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|votes = 16,117 |
|votes = 16,117 |
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|percentage = 51.00 |
|percentage = 51.00 |
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|votes = 12,789 |
|votes = 12,789 |
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|percentage = 40.47 |
|percentage = 40.47 |
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|change = |
|change = -6.66<!-- relative to 1969 by-election --> |
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|party = Wellington Citizens' Association |
|party = Wellington Citizens' Association |
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|candidate = Fairlie |
|candidate = Fairlie Curry |
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|votes = 11,695 |
|votes = 11,695 |
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|percentage = 37.01 |
|percentage = 37.01 |
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|party = Wellington Citizens' Association |
|party = Wellington Citizens' Association |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Reg Fyfe |
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|votes = 11,484 |
|votes = 11,484 |
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|percentage = 36.34 |
|percentage = 36.34 |
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|party = New Zealand Labour Party |
|party = New Zealand Labour Party |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Norm Bevan |
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|votes = 11,269 |
|votes = 11,269 |
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|percentage = 35.66 |
|percentage = 35.66 |
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|votes = 10,894 |
|votes = 10,894 |
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|percentage = 34.47 |
|percentage = 34.47 |
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|change = |
|change = -9.31<!-- relative to 1969 by-election --> |
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|votes = 6,050 |
|votes = 6,050 |
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|percentage = 19.14 |
|percentage = 19.14 |
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|change = +2. |
|change = +2.00<!-- relative to 1969 by-election --> |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Bill O'Brien |
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|votes = 4,547 |
|votes = 4,547 |
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|percentage = 14.38 |
|percentage = 14.38 |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Don McMillain |
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|votes = 3,829 |
|votes = 3,829 |
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|percentage = 12.11 |
|percentage = 12.11 |
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|change = |
|change = +2.58<!-- relative to 1969 by-election --> |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = Aota |
|candidate = Aota Leilua |
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|votes = 2,723 |
|votes = 2,723 |
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|percentage = 8.61 |
|percentage = 8.61 |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Don McPherson |
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|votes = 2,214 |
|votes = 2,214 |
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|percentage = 7.00 |
|percentage = 7.00 |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Vao Teo |
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|votes = 2,040 |
|votes = 2,040 |
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|percentage = 6.45 |
|percentage = 6.45 |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Carl Edwards |
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|votes = 1,563 |
|votes = 1,563 |
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|percentage = 4.94 |
|percentage = 4.94 |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Des Lena |
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|votes = 1,519 |
|votes = 1,519 |
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|percentage = 4.80 |
|percentage = 4.80 |
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|party = Civic Reform |
|party = Civic Reform |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Rob Simmons |
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|votes = 758 |
|votes = 758 |
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|percentage = 2.39 |
|percentage = 2.39 |
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The 1971 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1971, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Background
[edit]The election saw incumbent Mayor Sir Frank Kitts re-elected for a record equaling sixth term as Wellington's Mayor, defeating his main opponent, former New Zealand Farmers' Union chairman Alex O'Shea. The Citizens' Association has difficulty in selecting its mayoral candidate with many speculating that it would not opt to contest the position, leading commentators to label them as "defeatist".[1] Deputy mayor George Porter was approached to stand, but declined the nomination for "personal reasons", offering himself only for a council seat.[2] Eventually O'Shea was chosen by the Citizens' Association executive over two other undisclosed aspirants.
The election also saw a third electoral ticket emerge "Civic Reform", who would unsuccessfully challenge the two-ticket system that had dominated Wellington's local body politics since the 1930s. Civic Reform also contested the 1974 and 1977 local elections with even less success.
The main talking point following the election was that the initial results showed that the Labour Party had won a majority on the council, the first time they had done so. However, following the counting of special votes the fifteenth highest (last successful) polling candidate, Labour's Joe Aspell, lost his seat to Citizens' candidate Ian Lawrence (a future Mayor) after a 23-vote lead became a 17-vote defeat thus leaving the state of parties at 8–7 in favour of the Citizens' Association.[3]
Mayoralty results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sir Frank Kitts | 20,146 | 63.75 | −1.42 | |
Citizens' | Alex O'Shea | 9,915 | 31.37 | ||
Civic Reform | Donald McMillain | 1,255 | 3.97 | ||
Informal votes | 283 | 0.89 | −0.02 | ||
Majority | 10,231 | 32.37 | +1.11 | ||
Turnout | 31,599 | 44.30 | −3.20 |
Councillor results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rolland O'Regan | 18,648 | 59.01 | −3.54 | |
Labour | John Jeffries | 18,541 | 58.67 | −1.31 | |
Labour | Olive Smuts-Kennedy | 17,911 | 56.68 | +0.11 | |
Citizens' | Stewart Duff | 16,345 | 51.72 | −4.88 | |
Citizens' | George Porter | 16,117 | 51.00 | −8.66 | |
Citizens' | Betty Campbell | 15,564 | 49.25 | +1.14 | |
Labour | David Shand | 14,488 | 45.84 | ||
Labour | Keith Spry | 14,004 | 44.31 | −1.11 | |
Citizens' | Michael Fowler | 13,570 | 42.94 | +1.15 | |
Citizens' | Denis Foot | 13,270 | 41.99 | ||
Labour | Brian O'Brien | 13,083 | 41.40 | ||
Citizens' | Les Chapman | 12,789 | 40.47 | −6.66 | |
Citizens' | Ron Button | 12,603 | 39.88 | −2.30 | |
Labour | Warwick McKean | 12,251 | 38.77 | ||
Citizens' | Ian Lawrence | 11,953 | 37.82 | ||
Labour | Joe Aspell | 11,936 | 37.77 | ||
Citizens' | Fairlie Curry | 11,695 | 37.01 | ||
Citizens' | Reg Fyfe | 11,484 | 36.34 | ||
Citizens' | Nancy Horrocks | 11,280 | 35.69 | ||
Labour | Norm Bevan | 11,269 | 35.66 | ||
Citizens' | Bernard Kaiser | 11,018 | 34.86 | ||
Citizens' | Hollis Reed | 10,894 | 34.47 | −9.31 | |
Labour | Pat Brockie | 10,789 | 34.14 | ||
Labour | Florence Vincent | 10,314 | 32.64 | −4.70 | |
Citizens' | George Madgwick | 10,687 | 33.82 | −1.71 | |
Labour | Yvonne Grove | 9,854 | 31.18 | −6.37 | |
Citizens' | Peter Robertson | 9,747 | 30.84 | ||
Labour | Donovan Walker | 9,475 | 29.98 | ||
Labour | Adam Floyd | 8,707 | 27.55 | ||
Labour | Hannah Harwood | 8,633 | 27.32 | ||
Independent | Saul Goldsmith | 6,050 | 19.14 | +2.00 | |
Civic Reform | Bill O'Brien | 4,547 | 14.38 | ||
Civic Reform | Don McMillain | 3,829 | 12.11 | +2.58 | |
Independent | Donald Young | 3,408 | 10.78 | ||
Civic Reform | Aota Leilua | 2,723 | 8.61 | ||
Civic Reform | Catherine Stafford | 2,720 | 8.60 | ||
Civic Reform | Ron England | 2,637 | 8.34 | ||
Civic Reform | Don McPherson | 2,214 | 7.00 | ||
Civic Reform | Vao Teo | 2,040 | 6.45 | ||
Independent | Italo Vincent John Comis | 1,886 | 5.96 | ||
Civic Reform | Donald Ross | 1,613 | 5.10 | ||
Civic Reform | Colin Percy | 1,611 | 5.09 | ||
Civic Reform | Carl Edwards | 1,563 | 4.94 | ||
Civic Reform | Des Lena | 1,519 | 4.80 | ||
Civic Reform | Alan Ogden | 1,380 | 4.36 | ||
Civic Reform | Joseph Pratt | 1,252 | 3.96 | ||
Independent | Frank Moncur | 1,055 | 3.33 | ||
Civic Reform | John Pell | 956 | 3.02 | ||
Civic Reform | Rob Simmons | 758 | 2.39 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nobody for mayor". The Dominion. 27 April 1971.
- ^ "Cr Porter Won't Stand For Mayor". The Evening Post. 5 June 1971.
- ^ "Sir Francis Holds Ace After Special Votes Displace A Labour Man". The Evening Post. 22 October 1971.
- ^ a b Petersen, G.A. (19 October 1971). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.