1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election
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The 1980 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including sixteen city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent Mayor, John Kennedy-Good, stood for a fifth term and was re-elected alongside a nearly all-United Citizens council.[1] This included ex-Labour councillor Lawrie Woodley who had defected to the United Citizens mid-term and was rewarded after the 1980 election by Kennedy-Good with a committee chairman position.[2]
Mayoral results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| United Citizens | John Kennedy-Good | 10,906 | 60.41 | +8.22 | |
| Labour | Ernie Barry | 5,753 | 31.86 | −10.24 | |
| Independent | Nick Ursin | 987 | 5.46 | +1.54 | |
| Informal votes | 407 | 2.25 | +0.42 | ||
| Majority | 5,153 | 28.54 | +18.46 | ||
| Turnout | 18,053 | 46.00 | +3.00 | ||