# 1989 Hutt City local elections

The 1989 Hutt City local elections were part of the 1989 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Hutt City elections covered one regional council (the Wellington Regional Council), city council, area health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

## Hutt City Council
### Mayor

1989 Lower Hutt mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Citizens | Glen Evans | 17,705 | 61.66 | +14.45 |
| | Independent | Ted Woolf | 4,795 | 16.69 | |
| | Independent | Ron Marston | 2,122 | 7.39 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Greenfield | 1,997 | 6.95 | |
| | Independent | Nick Ursin | 1,082 | 3.76 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,012 | 3.52 | −1.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,910 | 44.96 | +28.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,713 | 45.50 | +14.50 |

### Eastern Ward

The Eastern Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council
Eastern Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Mary Bannerman | 4,359 | 61.40 |
| | United Citizens | Roger Twentyman | 4,294 | 60.48 |
| | United Citizens | Teri Puketapu | 3,640 | 51.27 |
| | Labour | Alister Abernethy | 2,940 | 41.41 |
| | Labour | Michael Jameson | 2,572 | 36.23 |
| | Labour | Tu Taramai | 1,404 | 19.77 |
| | Independent | Nick Ursin | 1,161 | 16.35 |
| | Independent | Neil Butler | 729 | 10.26 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 2.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,099 | |

### Harbour Ward

The Harbour Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council
Harbour Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Joy Baird | 2,393 | 42.18 |
| | Independent | Ted Woolf | 2,337 | 41.20 |
| | United Citizens | Roy Hewson | 2,101 | 37.04 |
| | Independent | Ross Jamieson | 2,081 | 36.68 |
| | United Citizens | Stephanie Lambert | 1,792 | 31.59 |
| | Independent | Maureen Freeman | 1,490 | 26.26 |
| | Independent | Godfrey Mann | 1,309 | 23.07 |
| | Independent | Jim Allen | 1,238 | 21.82 |
| | Independent | Ron Marston | 922 | 16.25 |
| | Independent | Jan Windleburn | 796 | 14.03 |
| | Labour | George Highfield | 395 | 6.96 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 2.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,672 | |

### Northern Ward

The Northern Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council
Northern Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Pat Hall | 4,513 | 92.63 |
| | United Citizens | Peter Bates | 4,428 | 90.88 |
| | United Citizens | Pat Brosnan | 4,423 | 90.78 |
| | Independent | Maruhaeremuri Nihoniho | 1,038 | 21.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 214 | 4.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | |

### Wainuiomata Ward

The Wainuiomata Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council
Wainuiomata Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Betty Van Gaalen | 3,163 | 70.95 |
| | Independent | Tony London | 2,322 | 52.08 |
| | Independent | Len Little | 1,671 | 37.48 |
| | Independent | Bill McCabe | 1,611 | 36.13 |
| | Independent | Reg Moore | 1,551 | 34.79 |
| | Independent | Ray Wallace | 1,275 | 28.60 |
| | Independent | Willard Amaru | 1,098 | 24.62 |
| | Independent | Terence Bicknell | 589 | 13.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,458 | |

### Western Ward

The Western Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council
Western Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Margaret Cousins | 3,712 | 87.75 |
| | United Citizens | Noeline Matthews | 3,438 | 81.27 |
| | United Citizens | Ted Gibbs | 3,104 | 73.38 |
| | Labour | John Eaton | 2,292 | 54.18 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 3.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,230 | |

## Wellington Regional Council
### Lower Hutt Ward

The Lower Hutt Ward elected four members to the Wellington Regional Council
Lower Hutt Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Glen Evans | 18,415 | 72.44 |
| | United Citizens | Betty Van Gaalen | 16,903 | 66.49 |
| | United Citizens | Alison Lawson | 13,365 | 52.57 |
| | United Citizens | Lawrie Woodley | 11,931 | 46.93 |
| | Labour | Alister Abernethy | 6,972 | 27.42 |
| | Independent | Jim Allen | 6,446 | 25.35 |
| | Green | Peter Carter | 6,418 | 25.24 |
| | Independent | Len Little | 5,393 | 21.21 |
| | Independent | Willard Amaru | 5,125 | 20.16 |
| | Labour | Michael Jameson | 5,075 | 19.96 |
| | Independent | Reg Moore | 4,742 | 18.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 900 | 3.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,421 | |

## Wellington Area Health Board
### Lower Hutt Ward

The Lower Hutt Ward elected two members to the Wellington Area Health Board
Lower Hutt Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Citizens | Margaret Ryan | 12,117 | 44.95 |
| | United Citizens | Vera Ellen | 10,630 | 39.43 |
| | Labour | Diana East | 8,944 | 33.18 |
| | Labour | John Ryall | 5,931 | 22.00 |
| | Independent | Elvynne O'Connell | 3,850 | 14.28 |
| | Independent | Willard Amaru | 3,164 | 11.73 |
| | Independent | Richard Luke | 2,809 | 10.42 |
| | Independent | John Maxwell | 2,507 | 9.30 |
| | Independent | Terence Bicknell | 2,285 | 8.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,673 | 6.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,955 | |