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1989 Dunedin mayoral election

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stood as the official Labour candidate, with Labour's candidate from the previous election Steve Alexander also standing. The Citizens' Association had divisions regarding their nominee. Michael Haggitt was chosen as their nominee over councillors
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chose not to seek re-election and a record nine candidates sought to replace him. There were divisions on both sides of local politics in Dunedin. Councillor
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plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard
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was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1989, elections were held for the
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and Ian McKeeking. Walls and McKeeking were overlooked due to their affiliations to the
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Ann-Marie Johnson (5 October 1989). "Walls Questions Selection Criteria".
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The following table shows the results for the election:
294:. Both stood as independent candidates regardless. 63: 222: 8: 21: 304: 20: 571: 549: 310: 7: 640:October 1989 events in New Zealand 14: 501: 481: 461: 440: 420: 398: 380: 360: 328: 160: 153: 86: 79: 27: 306:1989 Dunedin mayoral election 1: 625:1989 elections in New Zealand 602:. 16 October 1989. p. 6. 259:1989 Dunedin mayoral election 22:1989 Dunedin mayoral election 620:Mayoral elections in Dunedin 16:New Zealand mayoral election 656: 536: 522: 322: 319: 316: 313: 220: 144: 71: 36: 26: 227:Mayor before election 596:"Election Special". 486:McGillicuddy Serious 630:Politics of Dunedin 307: 267:first-past-the-post 23: 445:Independent Labour 305: 269:electoral method. 195:Popular vote 123:Popular vote 599:Otago Daily Times 582:Otago Daily Times 563: 562: 408:David Benson-Pope 283:David Benson-Pope 255: 254: 251: 250: 216: 215: 176:David Benson-Pope 59: 58: 647: 635:1980s in Dunedin 604: 603: 593: 587: 586: 576: 510:Gregor Campbell 449:Steve Alexander 429:Elizabeth Hanan 387:Michael Haggitt 325: 308: 263:Mayor of Dunedin 223: 172:Michael Haggitt 164: 157: 90: 83: 73: 72: 38: 37: 31: 24: 655: 654: 650: 649: 648: 646: 645: 644: 610: 609: 608: 607: 595: 594: 590: 578: 577: 573: 568: 523:Informal votes 490:Warren Gumbley 300: 275: 246: 241: 234: 229: 221: 145: 48:14 October 1989 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 653: 651: 643: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 612: 611: 606: 605: 588: 570: 569: 567: 564: 561: 560: 558: 556: 553: 547: 546: 544: 541: 538: 534: 533: 530: 527: 524: 520: 519: 517: 514: 511: 508: 503: 500: 499: 497: 494: 491: 488: 483: 480: 479: 477: 474: 471: 468: 463: 460: 459: 456: 453: 450: 447: 442: 439: 438: 436: 433: 430: 427: 422: 419: 418: 416: 413: 410: 405: 400: 397: 396: 394: 391: 388: 385: 382: 379: 378: 376: 373: 370: 369:Ian McKeeking 367: 362: 359: 358: 354: 349: 344: 337: 330: 327: 326: 321: 318: 315: 312: 299: 296: 292:National Party 274: 271: 253: 252: 249: 248: 236: 218: 217: 214: 213: 210: 207: 203: 202: 199: 196: 192: 191: 186: 183: 179: 178: 173: 170: 166: 165: 158: 151: 147: 146: 142: 141: 138: 135: 131: 130: 127: 124: 120: 119: 114: 109: 105: 104: 103:Ian McKeeking 101: 96: 92: 91: 84: 77: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 57: 56: 50: 45: 34: 33: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 652: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 617: 615: 601: 600: 592: 589: 584: 583: 575: 572: 565: 559: 557: 554: 552: 548: 545: 542: 539: 535: 531: 528: 525: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 498: 495: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 478: 475: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 457: 454: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 437: 434: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 417: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 381: 377: 374: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 357: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 342: 341:Richard Walls 338: 336: 335: 331: 329: 309: 303: 297: 295: 293: 289: 288:Richard Walls 284: 280: 272: 270: 268: 264: 260: 247: 245: 244:Richard Walls 240: 239:Elected mayor 237: 235: 233: 228: 225: 224: 219: 211: 208: 205: 204: 200: 197: 194: 193: 190: 187: 184: 181: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 167: 163: 159: 156: 152: 149: 148: 143: 139: 136: 133: 132: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 115: 113: 110: 107: 106: 102: 100: 99:Richard Walls 97: 94: 93: 89: 85: 82: 78: 75: 74: 70: 66: 62: 55: → 54: 51: 49: 46: 44: 41:←  40: 39: 35: 30: 25: 19: 597: 591: 585:. p. 5. 580: 574: 470:Paul Brooks 356: 351: 346: 339: 332: 301: 279:Cliff Skeggs 276: 258: 256: 242: 238: 232:Cliff Skeggs 230: 226: 47: 18: 506:Independent 466:Independent 425:Independent 365:Independent 334:Independent 206:Percentage 134:Percentage 117:Independent 112:Independent 614:Categories 566:References 384:Citizens' 314:Candidate 273:Background 185:Citizens' 169:Candidate 95:Candidate 537:Majority 555:53,100 551:Turnout 458:−22.60 372:10,556 347:17,983 298:Results 150:  129:10,556 126:17,983 76:  64:Turnout 543:13.98 540:7,427 532:−0.14 452:2,616 435:10.48 432:5,568 415:12.01 412:6,381 403:Labour 393:15.52 390:8,243 375:19.87 352:33.86 317:Votes 311:Party 277:Mayor 212:12.01 209:15.52 201:6,381 198:8,243 189:Labour 182:Party 140:19.87 137:33.86 108:Party 67:53,100 529:0.55 516:0.45 496:0.96 476:1.32 455:4.92 526:297 513:242 493:510 473:704 257:The 53:1992 43:1986 616:: 324:±% 320:%

Index


1986
1992


Richard Walls
Independent
Independent


David Benson-Pope
Labour
Cliff Skeggs
Richard Walls
Mayor of Dunedin
first-past-the-post
Cliff Skeggs
David Benson-Pope
Richard Walls
National Party
Independent
Richard Walls
Independent
Labour
David Benson-Pope
Independent
Independent Labour
Independent
McGillicuddy Serious
Independent

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