1971 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1971 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1971, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

1971 Auckland City mayoral election
9 October 1971
Turnout30,343 (36.27%)
 
Candidate Dove-Myer Robinson Paul Wedderspoon
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 27,417 1,521
Percentage 90.35 5.01
Mayor before election

Dove-Myer Robinson

 Elected Mayor

Dove-Myer Robinson

Background

Incumbent Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was re-elected with an overwhelming majority with an absence of a challenger from either the Citizens & Ratepayers Association's ticket or the Labour Party. Despite deciding to run full tickets for the city council and regional authority the Auckland regional council of the Labour Party resolved to support Robinson for mayor as it had in 1968 to prevent the possibility of a conservative mayor being elected.[1] Despite opposing Robinson's rapid rail proposals the Civic Action Party did not contest the election against him. Robinson's closest polling opponent was Paul Wedderspoon a university student, who campaigned as an independent on a socialist platform.[2]

Mayoralty results
1971 Auckland mayoral election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dove-Myer Robinson 27,417 90.35 +32.82
Independent Paul Wedderspoon 1,521 5.01
Socialist Action Michael Goodger 1,405 4.63
Majority 25,896 85.34
Turnout 30,343 36.27 -8.87

Councillor results
1971 Auckland City Council election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Lincoln Laidlaw 18,491 60.93 +1.15
Citizens & Ratepayers Winifred Delugar 16,861 55.56 -3.79
Citizens & Ratepayers Lindsay Adams 16,708 55.06
Citizens & Ratepayers Max Tongue 16,656 54.89 -1.83
Citizens & Ratepayers Arthur Kinsella 16,404 54.06
Citizens & Ratepayers John Dale 16,262 53.59 -1.43
Citizens & Ratepayers Eric Salmon 16,230 53.48 +5.47
Citizens & Ratepayers Mel Tronson 15,963 52.60 +3.89
Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Watts 15,896 52.38 +0.89
Citizens & Ratepayers Wint Holland 15,690 51.70 +3.18
Citizens & Ratepayers Harry Dansey 15,581 51.34
Citizens & Ratepayers Colin Kay 15,125 49.84
Citizens & Ratepayers Lindo Ferguson 15,007 49.45 +4.49
Citizens & Ratepayers Jolyon Firth 14,807 48.79 +3.83
Citizens & Ratepayers Ian McKinnon 14,575 48.03 -3.31
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 14,508 47.81
Citizens & Ratepayers Alan Alcorn 14,456 47.64 +3.02
Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Clark 13,995 46.12 +1.50
Labour Michael Bassett 13,769 45.37
Labour Catherine Tizard 13,682 45.09
Labour Alex Dreaver 13,428 44.25 +1.39
Citizens & Ratepayers Roy Walker 13,331 43.93
Citizens & Ratepayers Peter Grayburn 13,058 43.03
Citizens & Ratepayers Ray La Varis 12,640 41.65
Labour Jim Anderton 11,292 37.21
Independent Fred Ambler 10,715 35.31 -11.88
Labour Sue Kedgley 10,341 34.08
Labour Tom Paki 9,824 32.37
Labour Richard Northey 9,737 32.08 +6.47
Labour Maureen Dorothy Gibbons 9,633 31.74
Labour Nancy Cocks 9,218 30.37
Labour John Currie 9,134 30.10
Labour Michael Roger Stenson 8,821 29.07
Labour Roderick Murray Carter 8,724 28.75
Labour Betty Wark 8,659 28.53
Labour Rata Shepherd 8,529 28.10
Labour Frederick Atiga 8,458 27.87
Labour Brian Robert Lythe 8,403 27.69
Labour Graeme Smith 7,843 25.84
Labour Marion McQuoid 7,453 24.56
Labour Donald Eric Wackrow 7,322 24.13
Labour David Pudney 7,165 23.61
Labour Leo Barry Smith 7,133 23.50
Independent David Dodds 6,885 22.69
Independent Paul Wedderspoon 4,939 16.27
Socialist Unity Bill Andersen 3,579 11.79 -2.51
Independent Gary Gotlieb 3,392 11.17
Socialist Unity George Jackson 2,515 8.28 -5.54
Independent Walter Hensley 2,110 6.95

References
  1. "Labour Party Supports Present Mayor". The Evening Post. 14 June 1971. p. 7.
  2. "Only One Opponent". The Press. Vol. CXI, no. 32643. 26 June 1971. p. 21.
  3. "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 19 October 1971. p. 13.
  4. "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 22 October 1971. p. 11.
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