1980 Auckland City mayoral election

The 1980 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1980, 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.

1980 Auckland City mayoral election
11 October 1980
Turnout33,299
 
Candidate Colin Kay Catherine Tizard Dove-Myer Robinson
Party Independent Labour Independent
Popular vote 12,151 10,470 10,410
Percentage 36.49 31.44 31.26
Mayor before election

Dove-Myer Robinson

 Elected Mayor

Colin Kay

Background

Long serving Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson reneged on his 1977 promise to retire in 1980 and stood for re-election. He was defeated by former Citizens & Ratepayers councillor Colin Kay, who stood as an independent.

Mayoralty results
1980 Auckland mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Colin Kay 12,151 36.49 +18.88
Labour Catherine Tizard 10,470 31.44
Independent Dove-Myer Robinson 10,410 31.26 -11.40
Independent Matthew Connor 268 0.80 +0.44
Majority 1,681 5.04
Turnout 33,299

Councillor results
1980 Auckland local election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens & Ratepayers Jolyon Firth 21,141 63.48 +10.45
Citizens & Ratepayers Harold Goodman 20,137 60.47 +7.71
Citizens & Ratepayers Sue Picot 19,647 59.00 +4.06
Citizens & Ratepayers Norman Ambler 18,880 56.69 +1.31
Labour Catherine Tizard 18,761 56.34 +6.95
Citizens & Ratepayers John Strevens 18,543 55.68 +4.94
Citizens & Ratepayers Manahi Paewai 18,192 54.63
Citizens & Ratepayers Patricia Thorp 17,074 51.27
Citizens & Ratepayers Marie Quinn 17,407 51.19
Citizens & Ratepayers Clive Edwards 16,965 50.94 +1.40
Citizens & Ratepayers Sheila Horton 16,950 50.90 -3.78
Citizens & Ratepayers Michael Hart 16,763 50.34
Citizens & Ratepayers Gordon Barnaby 15,811 47.48 +0.62
Citizens & Ratepayers George Mulder 15,474 46.46
Citizens & Ratepayers Phil Warren 14,919 44.80
Citizens & Ratepayers Ian McKinnon 14,754 44.30 -5.47
Citizens & Ratepayers Bill Clark 14,748 44.28 +4.49
Citizens & Ratepayers Herb Dyer 14,692 44.12 -0.73
Citizens & Ratepayers Trevor Rogers 14,420 43.30 -1.63
Citizens & Ratepayers Olly Newland 14,116 42.39
Citizens & Ratepayers Bob Johnson 14,036 42.15 -0.34
Citizens & Ratepayers Maxwell Johnson 13,640 40.96 -3.67
Labour Richard Northey 12,389 37.20 +2.89
Independent Rev. Selwyn Daswon 11,846 35.57 -12.57
Labour Margaret Wilson 11,314 33.97 -2.23
Labour Jan Foote 11,165 33.52
Labour Suzanne Sinclair 11,128 33.41
Labour Glenda Joy Fryer 10,470 31.44 -1.40
Labour Alex Dreaver 9,964 29.92 -6.79
Labour Tom Paki 9,403 28.23
Labour Lorraine Wilson 9,249 27.77
Labour Anne-Marie Cervin 8,704 26.13
Labour Maisie Fitton 8,647 25.96
Labour Brian Mason 8,367 25.12
Labour Mike Shone 8,367 25.12
Labour Peter Davis 8,227 24.70
Labour Deborah Smith 7,649 22.97
Labour Raine Simister 7,606 22.84
Labour Sofi Pua 7,596 22.81 -8.59
Labour Robyn Thompson 7,549 22.67
Labour Anne Tia 7,473 22.44
Independent Jack Brady 7,436 22.33
Labour John Antonio 7,110 21.35
Independent Gray Bartlett 6,934 20.82
Independent Patrick Hohepa 6,910 20.75
Independent Rex Boyens 6,796 20.40
Independent Neil Hyde 6,530 19.61
Independent Bradley Stanford 6,188 18.58
Independent Matthew Connor 4,054 12.17 -5.66

References
  1. "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 29 October 1980. p. 9.
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