The 2001 Wellington local elections were part of the 2001 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.
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Wellington City Council
editThe Wellington City Council consisted of a mayor and nineteen councillors elected from six wards (Northern, Onslow, Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the First-past-the-post voting system.
Mayor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kerry Prendergast | 19,782 | 33.73 | ||
Green | Mary Varnham | 11,097 | 18.92 | ||
Independent | John Morrison | 10,289 | 17.54 | ||
Independent | Andy Foster | 3,982 | 6.79 | ||
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 3,648 | 6.22 | −16.24 | |
Independent | Merepeka Raukawa-Tait | 3,174 | 5.41 | ||
Independent | Rob Goulden | 1,827 | 3.11 | ||
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 1,714 | 2.92 | −9.95 | |
Independent | Ollie Tafua | 745 | 1.27 | ||
Independent | Kent Clark | 693 | 1.18 | ||
Independent | Lindsay Milkop | 290 | 0.49 | ||
Independent | Josie Bullock | 259 | 0.44 | ||
Independent | Hugh Baker-Boyd | 134 | 0.22 | −2.16 | |
Independent | Thomas Morgan | 134 | 0.22 | ||
Informal votes | 874 | 1.49 | |||
Majority | 8,685 | 14.81 | |||
Turnout | 58,642 | 47.78 | −0.68 | ||
Registered electors | 122,730 |
Eastern ward
editThe Eastern ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ray Ahipene-Mercer | 5,442 | 46.71 | +13.59 | |
Labour | Leonie Gill | 5,320 | 45.66 | +4.98 | |
Independent | Rob Goulden | 4,121 | 35.37 | −3.08 | |
Independent | David Major | 3,517 | 30.18 | ||
Labour | Peter Benson | 3,307 | 28.38 | ||
Labour | Daran Ponter | 3,053 | 26.20 | ||
Independent | Linda Hobman | 2,898 | 24.87 | +6.45 | |
Independent | Cliff Condren | 2,330 | 20.00 | ||
Independent | Phil Sprey | 2,040 | 17.51 | +15.93 | |
Independent | Tafa Max To'o | 1,899 | 16.30 | ||
Independent | Ollie Tafua | 1,750 | 15.02 | ||
Independent | Josie Bullock | 1,512 | 12.97 | ||
Independent | Sean Woods | 1,471 | 12.62 | ||
Independent | Karuna Muthu | 608 | 5.21 | ||
Informal votes | 441 | 3.78 | +3.49 | ||
Majority | 210 | 1.80 | |||
Turnout | 11,650 | 50.61 | +12.11 | ||
Registered electors | 23,019 |
Lambton ward
editThe Lambton ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Stephanie Cook | 5,531 | 50.18 | +5.50 | |
Labour | David Zwartz | 4,188 | 38.00 | ||
Independent | Alick Shaw | 3,872 | 35.13 | ||
Independent | Chris Parkin | 3,670 | 33.30 | −6.22 | |
Independent | Jo Couglan | 3,643 | 33.05 | ||
Green | Brent Efford | 2,895 | 26.26 | ||
Independent | John Gibbons | 1,985 | 18.01 | ||
Independent | Alan Whiting | 1,746 | 15.84 | ||
Independent | John Shrapnell | 1,738 | 15.76 | ||
Independent | Yadana Saw | 1,712 | 15.53 | ||
Independent | Joy Dunsheath | 1,525 | 13.83 | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 1,208 | 10.96 | +2.06 | |
Independent | David Scott | 1,121 | 10.17 | ||
Independent | Kirk MacGibbon | 998 | 9.05 | ||
Independent | Ari Roskam | 793 | 7.19 | ||
Independent | Lindsay Milkop | 744 | 6.75 | ||
Informal votes | 480 | 4.35 | |||
Majority | 27 | 0.24 | |||
Turnout | 11,021 | 42.05 | +2.25 | ||
Registered electors | 26,204 |
Northern ward
editThe Northern ward returned four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Helene Ritchie | 6,260 | 49.74 | +9.24 | |
Three 4 North | Ian Hutchings | 6,091 | 48.40 | +1.92 | |
Three 4 North | Ngaire Best | 5,729 | 45.52 | ||
Three 4 North | Robert Armstrong | 5,550 | 44.10 | +7.92 | |
Northern Merit | Kent Clark | 4,475 | 35.56 | +9.52 | |
Northern Merit | Ray Good | 3,793 | 30.14 | ||
Northern Merit | Jim Candolitis | 3,059 | 24.31 | ||
Independent | John Taylor | 3,025 | 24.04 | ||
Independent | Gay Limpus | 2,472 | 19.64 | ||
Independent | Hugh Baker Boyd | 1,239 | 9.84 | −0.81 | |
Informal votes | 701 | 5.57 | |||
Majority | 1,075 | 8.54 | |||
Turnout | 12,583 | 47.78 | +2.05 | ||
Registered electors | 26,333 |
Onslow ward
editThe Onslow ward returned two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Judy Siers | 4,571 | 72.65 | +20.96 | |
Independent | John Morrison | 3,755 | 59.68 | ||
Independent | Darryl Ray | 1,852 | 29.43 | ||
Informal votes | 518 | 8.23 | |||
Majority | 1,903 | 30.24 | |||
Turnout | 6,291 | 53.41 | +3.75 | ||
Registered electors | 11,778 |
Southern ward
editThe Southern ward returned three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 4,639 | 48.45 | ||
Independent | Sue Piper | 4,035 | 42.14 | −13.82 | |
Independent | Bryan Pepperell | 3,782 | 39.50 | −0.25 | |
Labour | Hola Taue | 3,477 | 36.32 | ||
Independent | Matt Taylor | 3,086 | 32.23 | +0.73 | |
Independent | Evan Keay | 1,674 | 17.48 | ||
Independent | Ash Bhasin | 1,485 | 15.51 | ||
Independent | Duncan Mackay | 1,464 | 15.29 | ||
Independent | Harry Muagututi'a Tauafiafi | 898 | 9.38 | ||
Informal votes | 396 | 4.13 | |||
Majority | 2,612 | 27.28 | |||
Turnout | 9,573 | 46.30 | +4.79 | ||
Registered electors | 20,675 |
Western ward
editThe Western ward returned two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andy Foster | 5,731 | 76.16 | +16.77 | |
Independent Citizens | Sally Baber | 2,483 | 33.00 | ||
Independent | Heather Roy | 2,449 | 32.54 | ||
Independent | Haydn Nicholls | 1,468 | 19.51 | ||
Independent | Craig Wylie | 730 | 9.70 | +1.45 | |
Informal votes | 490 | 6.51 | |||
Majority | 34 | 0.45 | |||
Turnout | 7,524 | 51.11 | +3.99 | ||
Registered electors | 14,721 |
Wellington Regional Council
editWellington Ward
editThe Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Chris Laidlaw | 31,361 | 70.71 | +4.79 | |
Independent | Hugh Barr | 22,829 | 51.47 | ||
Independent | Judith Aitken | 22,162 | 49.97 | ||
Labour | Terry McDavitt | 20,926 | 47.18 | −3.60 | |
Independent | Irvine Yardley | 20,497 | 46.21 | ||
Independent | Michael Gibson | 15,201 | 34.27 | −2.37 | |
Labour | Robin Boldarin | 14,214 | 32.04 | ||
Labour | Kevin Burrows | 13,419 | 30.25 | ||
Independent | Martyn Turner | 12,719 | 28.67 | −7.29 | |
Green | Paul Bruce | 10,782 | 24.31 | ||
Independent | Derek Milne | 7,564 | 17.05 | ||
Alliance | Russell Taylor | 7,502 | 16.91 | ||
Independent | Rosamund Averton | 5,932 | 13.37 | ||
Independent | Steve Cardno | 5,256 | 11.85 | ||
Independent | Al McWhinnie | 4,678 | 10.54 | ||
McGillicuddy Serious | Vince Terreni | 3,740 | 8.43 | ||
Independent | Ivan Brody-Solt | 2,966 | 6.68 | ||
Majority | 5,296 | 11.94 | |||
Turnout | 44,350 | 36.13 | +0.25 | ||
Registered electors | 122,730 |