title: 1992 Wellington local elections
text: # 1992 Wellington local elections
  
  The 1992 Wellington local elections were part of the 1992 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
  
  ## Greater Wellington Regional Council
  
  ### Wellington Ward
  
  The Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
  
  Wellington Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Sue Driver | 27,963 | 63.76 |
  | | Citizens' | Ian Lawrence | 26,162 | 59.65 |
  | | Green | Denis Foot | 25,634 | 58.45 |
  | | Labour | Terry McDavitt | 20,406 | 46.53 |
  | | Citizens' | Les Paske | 19,034 | 43.40 |
  | | Citizens' | Euan McQueen | 14,077 | 32.10 |
  | | Citizens' | James Cornish | 13,080 | 29.82 |
  | | Citizens' | James Rowe | 12,837 | 29.27 |
  | | Labour | Peter Graham | 12,166 | 27.74 |
  | | Labour | Robert Logan | 11,607 | 26.46 |
  | | Labour | Patrick McLean | 9,655 | 22.01 |
  | | Alliance | Dallas Moore | 8,014 | 18.27 |
  | | Alliance | Vernon Tile | 6,676 | 15.22 |
  | | Alliance | Ron England | 6,583 | 15.01 |
  | | Alliance | Simon Leys | 5,368 | 12.24 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,736 | 10.79 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,505 | |
  
  ## Wellington City Council
  
  The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from seven wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Tawa, Western).
  
  ### Mayor
  
  1992 Wellington mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fran Wilde | 18,795 | 32.91 | |
  | | Independent | Helene Ritchie | 9,715 | 17.00 | -10.12 |
  | | Citizens' | Ken Comber | 8,751 | 15.31 | |
  | | Green | Stephen Rainbow | 6,122 | 10.71 | |
  | | Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,851 | 10.23 | |
  | | Independent | David Bull | 4,683 | 8.19 | -0.12 |
  | | Independent | Rana Waitai | 2,607 | 4.56 | |
  | | McGillicuddy Serious | John Morrison | 299 | 0.52 | -1.41 |
  | | Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 134 | 0.23 | -0.15 |
  | | Communist League | Patrick Brown | 112 | 0.19 | |
  | | Independent | Margaret Barry-Gellen | 88 | 0.15 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 632 | 1.10 | -1.54 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,080 | 15.88 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,157 | 53.26 | +3.32 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,505 | | |
  
  ### Eastern Ward
  
  The Eastern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Eastern Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Ruth Gotlieb | 5,916 | 58.50 | -5.01 |
  | | Green | Sue Kedgley | 5,721 | 56.57 | |
  | | Citizens' | Brian Barraclough | 4,531 | 44.80 | +2.55 |
  | | Labour | Hazel Armstrong | 4,179 | 41.32 | |
  | | Citizens' | Rama Ramanathan | 3,451 | 34.12 | -3.26 |
  | | Citizens' | Kathryn Olsen | 3,321 | 32.84 | |
  | | Citizens' | Heather Thompson | 3,289 | 32.52 | |
  | | Green | Lorna Sandeman | 3,150 | 31.15 | |
  | | Labour | Richard Young | 3,045 | 30.11 | |
  | | Labour | Mary Sinclair | 2,917 | 28.84 | |
  | | Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | 928 | 9.17 | +4.97 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 2.82 | +1.09 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,316 | | |
  
  ### Lambton Ward
  
  The Lambton Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Lambton Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | Stephen Rainbow | 3,857 | 60.49 | +18.45 |
  | | Green | Liz Thomas | 2,331 | 36.55 | |
  | | Citizens' | Rex Nicholls | 2,266 | 35.53 | |
  | | Citizens' | Russell Armitage | 1,948 | 30.55 | -12.30 |
  | | Labour | Tony Burton | 1,780 | 27.91 | |
  | | Green | Myra Gise | 1,601 | 25.10 | |
  | | Citizens' | Grahame Anderson | 1,556 | 24.40 | |
  | | Labour | Barbara Buckett | 1,434 | 22.49 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Cleave | 919 | 14.41 | |
  | | Independent | William MacQueen | 830 | 13.01 | |
  | | Capital Action | Ann Nolan | 606 | 9.50 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 284 | 4.45 | +1.38 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,681 | | |
  
  ### Northern Ward
  
  The Northern Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Northern Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Citizens' | Sarah Lysaght | 3,769 | 52.88 | -9.70 |
  | | Independent | Ian Hutchings | 3,314 | 46.49 | +9.88 |
  | | Labour | Ken Boyden | 3,263 | 45.78 | -0.46 |
  | | Green | Anne Duncan | 2,591 | 36.35 | |
  | | Citizens' | Richard Nanson | 2,497 | 35.03 | |
  | | Labour | Jill Main | 2,492 | 34.96 | |
  | | Citizens' | Kenneth Tocker | 2,346 | 32.91 | |
  | | Labour | Vita Harmor | 1,110 | 15.57 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 254 | 3.56 | -0.44 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,077 | | |
  
  ### Onslow Ward
  
  The Onslow Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Onslow Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | David Bull | 3,392 | 58.45 | |
  | | Citizens' | Sally Baber | 2,565 | 44.20 | -20.46 |
  | | Citizens' | Les Stephens | 2,518 | 43.39 | -12.45 |
  | | Green | Martin Wilson | 1,516 | 26.12 | |
  | | Capital Action | Colin Cloverdale | 692 | 11.92 | |
  | | Independent | Bob Monks | 682 | 11.75 | -13.81 |
  | | Independent | Alexander Schiff | 241 | 4.15 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 246 | 4.23 | +0.37 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,797 | | |
  
  ### Southern Ward
  
  The Southern Ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Southern Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Parussini | 4,894 | 53.98 | |
  | | Labour | John Gilberthorpe | 4,599 | 50.72 | +1.05 |
  | | Labour | Margaret Bonner | 4,422 | 48.77 | |
  | | Green | Merrin Downing | 4,051 | 44.68 | +6.21 |
  | | Labour | Tala Cleverley | 3,997 | 44.08 | -2.46 |
  | | Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 3,310 | 36.51 | |
  | | Independent | Eddie Mollier | 2,178 | 24.02 | |
  | | Independent | Alan Chambers | 2,093 | 23.08 | |
  | | Citizens' | Mary Bishop | 1,950 | 21.50 | |
  | | Citizens' | Mulitalo Mano'o | 1,716 | 18.92 | |
  | | Alliance | Chris Ellis | 1,543 | 17.01 | +6.73 |
  | | Alliance | Beverly Arnell | 1,514 | 16.69 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 388 | 4.27 | -0.69 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,147 | | |
  
  ### Tawa Ward
  
  The Tawa Ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Tawa Ward (2 vacancies) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Kerry Prendergast | Unopposed |
  | | Independent | David Watt | Unopposed |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,911 |
  
  ### Western Ward
  
  The Western Ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
  
  Western Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Val Bedingfield | 5,008 | 61.50 | -5.81 |
  | | Citizens' | Bryan Weyburne | 3,343 | 41.05 | |
  | | Citizens' | Andy Foster | 2,910 | 35.74 | |
  | | Green | Sheila Ahern | 2,637 | 32.38 | |
  | | Citizens' | Alfie Des Tombe | 2,320 | 28.49 | |
  | | Capital Action | Colin Robertson | 1,997 | 24.52 | |
  | | Green | James Shaw | 1,820 | 22.35 | |
  | | Labour | Frank Mackinnon | 1,788 | 21.96 | |
  | | Green | Alexander Ewing | 1,553 | 19.07 | |
  | | Capital Action | Ashley Lewis | 1,050 | 12.89 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 380 | 4.66 | +2.78 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,103 | | |
  