# 1995 Auckland City local elections

The 1995 Auckland local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Auckland City Council

The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and twenty-four councillors elected from ten wards (Avondale, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Maungakiekie, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Tamaki and Western Bays).

### Mayor

1995 Auckland mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Les Mills | 53,411 | 50.96 | −10.58 |
| | Independent | Pam Corkery | 43,748 | 41.74 | |
| | Independent | Robert Rakete | 1,758 | 1.67 | |
| | Independent | Sue Henry | 1,451 | 1.38 | |
| | Christians Against Abortion | Phil O'Connor | 1,450 | 1.38 | |
| | Independent | Steven John Atwood | 1,126 | 1.07 | |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Chris Brady | 496 | 0.47 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Marc de Boer | 479 | 0.45 | |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | 407 | 0.38 | |
| | STD Party | Laurence Watkins | 277 | 0.26 | +0.02 |
| | Communist League | James Robb | 186 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,663 | 9.21 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,806 | 49.50 | |

#### Avondale Ward

The Avondale Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
Avondale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Brian Maude | 3,607 | 38.52 | +1.40 |
| | Independent | Phil Raffills | 2,665 | 28.46 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Jim Gilbert | 2,368 | 25.29 | −9.98 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Wilson | 1,785 | 19.06 | |
| | Independent | Graeme Dabb | 1,739 | 18.57 | |
| | Alliance | Jack Henderson | 1,666 | 17.79 | |
| | Independent | Veronica Egan | 1,654 | 17.66 | −16.75 |
| | Labour | Ian Dunwoodie | 1,631 | 17.42 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Neville | 1,610 | 17.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 3.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,362 | | |

#### Eastern Bays Ward

The Eastern Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
Eastern Bays Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Juliet Yates | 12,051 | 89.61 | +15.02 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Gray Bartlett | 10,858 | 80.74 | +9.76 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Colin Davis | 8,548 | 63.56 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Wilmot Ragg | 5,545 | 41.23 | |
| | Alliance | Doug Ogle | 3,340 | 24.83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,003 | 22.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,448 | | |

#### Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward

The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elects one member to the Auckland City Council
Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Greg Davenport | 1,336 | 45.75 | +16.46 |
| | Independent | Judy Voullaire | 890 | 30.47 | |
| | Labour | Dave Robinson | 372 | 12.73 | |
| | Green | Bruce Bisset | 322 | 11.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 15.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,920 | | |

#### Hobson Ward

The Hobson Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
Hobson Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Barbara Goodman | 6,043 | 57.30 | −20.72 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | John Strevens | 5,104 | 48.39 | −16.29 |
| | Independent | Hamish Keith | 3,183 | 30.18 | |
| | Independent | Ron Wright | 2,675 | 25.36 | |
| | Independent | Chris Cotton | 2,085 | 19.77 | |
| | Independent | Tim Mahon | 1,140 | 10.80 | |
| | Independent | Peter Buchanan | 862 | 8.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,921 | 18.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,546 | | |

#### Maungakiekie Ward

The Maungakiekie Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
Maungakiekie Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Ken Graham | 6,111 | 60.17 | −8.49 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Catherine Harland | 5,674 | 55.86 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | John Williams | 5,549 | 54.63 | −5.75 |
| | Alliance | Dawn Patchett | 2,675 | 26.33 | |
| | Alliance | Petronella Townsend | 2,375 | 23.38 | |
| | Independent | Mahe Tupouniua | 2,005 | 19.74 | −28.82 |
| | Alliance | John-Soane Foliaki | 1,835 | 18.06 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Hurring | 1,566 | 15.41 | |
| | Labour | Peter Donald Haynes | 1,460 | 14.37 | |
| | Labour | Mark Wilkins | 1,217 | 11.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,874 | 28.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,156 | | |

#### Mount Albert Ward

The Mount Albert Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
Mount Albert Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Frank Ryan | 3,890 | 44.25 | −8.69 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Patricia Goddard | 2,589 | 29.45 | |
| | Alliance | Jennie Walker | 2,454 | 27.92 | −15.75 |
| | Alliance | Gillian Dance | 2,203 | 25.06 | |
| | Labour | Devon Diggle | 1,855 | 21.10 | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Anderson | 1,793 | 20.40 | |
| | Labour | Syd Walker | 1,504 | 17.11 | |
| | Independent | Donna McCartney | 1,290 | 14.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 1.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,789 | | |

#### Mount Eden Ward

The Mount Eden Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
Mount Eden Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Astrid Malcolm | 5,107 | 66.33 | +6.60 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Gordon Johns | 4,947 | 64.25 | +10.74 |
| | Alliance | Susan Bulmer | 2,925 | 37.99 | |
| | Alliance | Vivien Rickard | 2,419 | 31.41 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,022 | 26.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,699 | | |

#### Mount Roskill Ward

The Mount Roskill Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
Mount Roskill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | David Hay | 8,138 | 68.86 | +2.11 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Doug Astley | 7,977 | 67.49 | +14.35 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Grahame Breed | 7,445 | 62.99 | +14.88 |
| | Alliance | Chris Anderton | 4,107 | 34.75 | |
| | Alliance | Rex Stanton | 4,056 | 34.32 | |
| | Alliance | Mark Allen | 3,731 | 31.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,338 | 28.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,818 | | |

#### Tamaki Ward

The Tamaki Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
Tamaki Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bill Christian | 4,418 | 49.35 | +5.34 |
| | Labour | Ian Shaw | 3,994 | 44.62 | +6.33 |
| | Labour | Jan Welch | 3,846 | 42.96 | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Barnard | 3,652 | 40.79 | −2.20 |
| | Labour | Carol Gosche | 3,349 | 37.41 | |
| | Alliance | Desne Charmaine Harris | 3,268 | 36.50 | |
| | Alliance | Christopher Henry Mason | 2,956 | 33.02 | |
| | Independent | Selwyn Abaford | 1,370 | 15.30 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 2.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,951 | | |

#### Western Bays Ward

The Western Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
Western Bays Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Bruce Hucker | 6,176 | 56.00 | −15.43 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Penny Whiting | 6,110 | 55.40 | +7.30 |
| | Alliance | Penny Sefuvia | 5,148 | 46.68 | |
| | Alliance | Sue Corbett | 5,136 | 46.57 | −18.55 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Gary Gotlieb | 4,584 | 41.57 | |
| | Independent | Stephen James Boyle | 2,877 | 26.09 | |
| | Independent | Jo Crowley | 1,948 | 17.66 | |
| | Independent | Brian Ian Kirby | 1,101 | 9.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,027 | | |

### Auckland Regional Council
#### Auckland Isthmus Ward

The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council
Auckland Isthmus Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Phil Warren | 50,835 | 62.11 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Patricia Thorp | 49,524 | 60.51 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Selwyn Bartlett | 42,477 | 51.90 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Ron Greer | 41,784 | 51.05 |
| | Alliance | Maire Leadbeater | 34,886 | 42.62 |
| | Alliance | Chris Harris | 29,860 | 36.48 |
| | Alliance | Mike Lee | 29,330 | 35.83 |
| | Alliance | Jan Riddick | 28,748 | 35.12 |
| | Independent | Jack McCormick | 19,918 | 24.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,898 | 8.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,841 | |