1995 Wellington City mayoral election

1995 Wellington City mayoral election
	14 October 1995
Turnout	58,460 (51.78%)
Mayor before election; Fran Wilde;	Elected Mayor ; Mark Blumsky;

The 1995 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1995, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Background

Sitting Mayor Fran Wilde retired from the role after just one term which prompted a record thirteen candidates to run for the position. The Labour Party chose Member of Parliament for Island Bay Elizabeth Tennet as its candidate for the election. It was the last time the Labour Party was to field a mayoral candidate until 2016.

The former chairman of the now defunct Wellington Harbour Board Nigel Gould was selected as the Citizens' Association candidate, beating out shoe retailer Mark Blumsky and ratepayer advocate Jack Ruben for the nomination. Blumsky was not dissuaded and immediately declared his candidacy as an independent.[1]

The election saw Mark Blumsky win office as Wellington's Mayor. The 1995 elections also saw the demise of the long established Citizens' Association electoral ticket. Gould finished in a disappointing fourth place for mayor and only four Citizens' endorsed candidates won seats in the council, a record low, prompting the ticket to disband soon after.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1995 Wellington mayoral election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mark Blumsky	25,937	44.36
	Labour	Elizabeth Tennet	11,470	19.62
	Independent	Helene Ritchie	4,521	7.73	-9.27
	Citizens'	Nigel Gould	4,414	7.08
	Independent	Michael Wall	3,624	6.19
	Alliance	Phillida Bunkle	3,277	5.60
	Green	Stephen Rainbow	2,746	4.69	-6.01
	Independent	Bryan Pepperell	966	0.65
	McGillicuddy Serious	Ross Gardner	467	0.79
	Independent	Noel Galvin	426	0.72
	Independent	Donald Eddie	252	0.43
	Private Enterprise	Frank Moncur	108	0.18	-0.02
	Independent	Bruce Harris	104	0.17
Majority			14,467	24.74
Turnout			58,460	51.78	-1.48

Ward results

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.[2]

	Party/ticket	Councillors
	Citizens'	4
	Greens	3
	Labour	2
	Ind. Citizens'	2
	Alliance	1
	Independent	7

References

Currie, Shayne (22 May 1995). "Gould stands for Mayor". The Evening Post. p. 1.
"How You Voted". The Evening Post. 9 October 1995. p. 14.

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[1] Currie, Shayne (22 May 1995). "Gould stands for Mayor". The Evening Post. p. 1.

[Results-2] "How You Voted". The Evening Post. 9 October 1995. p. 14.