# 1977 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1977 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, 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 Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson was re-elected seeing off a challenges from Labour Party candidate Jim Anderton, former councillor Colin Kay and Citizens & Ratepayers nominee Mel Tronson.

## Mayoralty results

1977 Auckland mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dove-Myer Robinson | 17,773 | 42.66 | −6.89 |
| | Labour | Jim Anderton | 12,140 | 29.14 | −2.76 |
| | Independent | Colin Kay | 7,340 | 17.61 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Mel Tronson | 4,266 | 10.24 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Connor | 150 | 0.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,633 | 13.52 | −4.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,659 | 40.32 | −3.12 |

## Councillor results

1977 Auckland City Council election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Norman Ambler | 23,073 | 55.38 | +2.46 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Sue Picot | 22,891 | 54.94 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Sheila Horton | 22,780 | 54.68 | +3.68 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Paddy Walker | 22,161 | 53.19 | +5.39 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Jolyon Firth | 22,092 | 53.03 | +2.00 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Harold Goodman | 21,981 | 52.76 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | John Strevens | 21,140 | 50.74 | +1.34 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Ian McKinnon | 20,736 | 49.77 | +1.24 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Clive Edwards | 20,642 | 49.54 | |
| Labour | Catherine Tizard | 20,576 | 49.39 | +1.77 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Selwyn Dawson | 20,056 | 48.14 | +3.27 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Gordon Barnaby | 20,039 | 48.10 | +1.81 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bill Barrett | 20,029 | 48.07 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Keith Max Tongue | 19,356 | 46.46 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Emmett Charles Keenan | 18,909 | 45.38 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Trevor Rogers | 18,721 | 44.93 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Herb Dyer | 18,687 | 44.85 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Maxwell Johnson | 18,594 | 44.63 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Roland Edward Barnes | 18,580 | 44.60 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bill Clark | 18,580 | 44.60 | +3.23 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Cec Field | 18,348 | 44.04 | +4.86 |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bob Johnson | 17,701 | 42.49 | |
| Labour | Helen Clark | 16,475 | 39.54 | +3.57 |
| Labour | Alex Dreaver | 15,297 | 36.71 | +0.20 |
| Labour | Margaret Wilson | 15,084 | 36.20 | |
| Labour | Richard Northey | 14,294 | 34.31 | +0.32 |
| Labour | Maisie Fitton | 13,750 | 33.00 | |
| Labour | Glenda Fryer | 13,684 | 32.84 | |
| Labour | Felicity Christine Lynch | 13,475 | 32.34 | |
| Labour | Brian Francis Healy | 13,122 | 31.49 | +3.62 |
| Labour | Sofi Pua | 13,081 | 31.40 | |
| Labour | Audie Cooke-Pennefather | 12,911 | 30.99 | |
| Labour | Helena Rae Philson | 12,872 | 30.89 | |
| Labour | Elsa Smith | 12,790 | 30.70 | |
| Labour | John Clearwater | 12,563 | 30.15 | |
| Labour | Audrey Marion Sharp | 12,512 | 30.03 | |
| Labour | Michael Roger Stenson | 12,364 | 29.67 | +0.48 |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Gourley | 12,351 | 29.64 | |
| Labour | Graeme Mark Hansen | 12,344 | 29.63 | |
| Labour | Syd Jackson | 12,040 | 28.90 | |
| Labour | Cecil David Vinson Perkins | 11,395 | 27.35 | |
| Independent | Matthew Connor | 7,429 | 17.83 | |
| Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 3,513 | 8.43 | +1.89 |