1992 Porirua local elections

The 1992 Porirua local elections were part of the 1992 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Porirua elections cover 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 1992 election consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from five wards (Plimmerton, Horokiri, Titahi Bay, Tairangi and Cannons Creek).

Mayor

1992 Porirua mayoral election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Burke	8,606	59.32	−5.26
	Independent	Don Borrie	5,377	37.06
Informal votes			523	3.60	−2.13
Majority			3,229	22.25	−12.66
Turnout			14,506

Ward One, Plimmerton

The Plimmerton ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Plimmerton Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Shaw	1,474	56.32
	Independent	Jenny Brash	1,385	52.92
	Independent	Russell Marshall	1,199	45.81
	Independent	Jan Bennett	1,091	41.68	−41.63
Informal votes			84	3.20	−2.69
Majority			186	7.10
Turnout			2,617

Ward Two, Horokiri

The Horokiri ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Horokiri Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Murray Woodhouse	2,138	86.66	+1.16
	Independent	Lynne Thomas	1,576	63.88
	Independent	John Green	1,113	45.11
Informal votes			107	4.33	+0.98
Majority			463	18.76
Turnout			2,467

Ward Three, Titahi Bay

The Titahi Bay ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council

Titahi Bay Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Helen Smith	1,756	53.71	−24.56
	Labour	Terewhiti Arthur	1,672	51.14	−17.13
	Independent	Don Borrie	1,586	48.51
	Labour	Gwyn Skinner	1,379	42.18
	Independent	Kim Arnold	1,356	41.48
	Independent	Henry Sharman	1,016	31.07
	Independent	Peter Windsor	961	29.39
Informal votes			80	2.44	−3.61
Majority			207	6.33
Turnout			3,269

Ward Four, Tairangi

The Tairangi ward elected two members to the Porirua City Council

Tairangi Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lua Lepaio	1,143	65.95
	Labour	Naureen Palmer	1,127	65.03	−1.20
	Independent	Rita Magson	516	29.77
	Independent	Josephine Lancaster	362	20.88
	Independent	Rosalie Kalolo	249	14.36
Informal votes			68	3.92	−3.49
Majority			611	35.25
Turnout			1,733

Ward Five, Cannons Creek

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

Cannons Creek Ward^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jasmine Underhill	2,525	89.25	+14.85
	Labour	Geoff Walpole	2,221	78.50	+5.45
	Labour	Charles Ford	2,206	77.97	+11.42
	Labour	Elenuipo Matagi	1,477	52.20
	Independent	Taleni Tanieluy	1,104	39.02
	Independent	David Leggott	1,060	37.46
	Independent	Luta Gaualofa	629	22.23
Informal votes			93	3.28	−1.90
Majority			373	13.18
Turnout			2,829

Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward

The Porirua Ward elected two members to the Wellington Regional Council

Porirua Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Gray	9,410	75.24	+9.89
	Independent	Maxine Arnold	7,896	63.14	+7.70
	Labour	Barbara Brooks^{[nb 1]}	6,863	54.88
Informal votes			841	6.72	+1.49
Majority			1,033	8.26
Turnout			12,505

Table footnotes:

^ Brooks was appointed to the council on 16 February 1993 to replace Ken Gray who died on 18 November 1992

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post. 17 October 1992. p. 39.
^ "Declaration of Results of Election - Wellington Region". The Evening Post. 17 October 1992. p. 39.

[3] Brooks was appointed to the council on 16 February 1993 to replace Ken Gray who died on 18 November 1992

[Results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post. 17 October 1992. p. 39.

[2] "Declaration of Results of Election - Wellington Region". The Evening Post. 17 October 1992. p. 39.

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