1986 Auckland City mayoral election

1986 Auckland City mayoral election

11 October 1986
Turnout	52,618
Candidate Catherine Tizard Marie Quinn Party Labour Independent Popular vote 32,390 20,228 Percentage 61.55 38.44
Mayor before election Catherine Tizard Elected mayor Catherine Tizard

The 1986 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1986, 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.

Background

Incumbent Labour Party Mayor Catherine Tizard was re-elected for a second term with a substantial majority over former Citizens & Ratepayers councillor Marie Quinn, while the council saw a landslide result to the Citizens & Ratepayers ticket.

Electoral reforms were implemented at the 1986 municipal elections, the method of electing councillors at large which had been used for decades was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts.[1]

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1986 Auckland mayoral election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Tizard	32,390	61.55	+27.18
	Independent	Marie Quinn	20,228	38.44
Majority			12,162	23.11	+13.88
Turnout			52,618

Ward results

See also: 1986 Auckland City local elections

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.[3]

Party/ticket		Councillors
	Citizens & Ratepayers	15
	Labour	5
	Independent	1

References

1. "Local elections on ward basis". The Evening Post. 9 October 1984.
2. "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986. p. B7.
3. "Auckland City Council". Auckland Star. 12 October 1986. p. A6.