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

1989 Lower Hutt mayoral election^[1]
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			1,012	3.52	-1.25
Majority			12,910	44.96	+28.08
Turnout			28,713	45.50	+14.50

The Eastern Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council

Eastern Ward^[2]
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			198	2.78
Turnout			7,099

The Harbour Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council

Harbour Ward^[3]
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			162	2.85
Turnout			5,672

The Northern Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council

Northern Ward^[4]
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			214	4.39
Turnout			4,872

The Wainuiomata Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council

Wainuiomata Ward^[5]
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			96	2.15
Turnout			4,458

The Western Ward elected three members to the Hutt City Council

Western Ward^[6]
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			146	3.45
Turnout			4,230

The Lower Hutt Ward elected four members to the Wellington Regional Council

Lower Hutt Ward^[7]
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			900	3.54
Turnout			25,421

The Lower Hutt Ward elected two members to the Wellington Area Health Board

Lower Hutt Ward^[8]
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			1,673	6.20
Turnout			26,955

^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Mayor". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Lower Hutt City Council Eastern Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Lower Hutt City Council Harbour Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Lower Hutt City Council Northern Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Lower Hutt City Council Wainuiomata Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Lower Hutt City Council Western Ward". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Wellington Regional Council". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Wellington Area Health Board". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.