Claim: Among the seven candidates during the 1980 Wellington mayoral election, Michael Fowler had the majority of the vote (51.63%) making him the winner of the election, while his closest contender named Ros Noonan (a New Zealand politician and trade unionist, who would later serve as New Zealand's Human Rights Commissioner) only got 28.70% of votes.
Evidence: 1980 Wellington mayoral election Michael Fowler 51.63 Ros Noonan 28.70 Rosslyn Joy Noonan CNZM (née Shaw, born 1946) is a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. Later she served as New Zealand's Human Rights Commissioner. The election saw Michael Fowler returned as mayor for a third term as well as the introduction of a third party to contest control of the council.