1989 Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council election
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The 1989 Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council election was a local election held from September to 14 October 1989 in the Nelson-Marlborough region of New Zealand, as part of that year's regional council elections and other local elections held nation-wide. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.[1]
14 October 1989
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13 seats on the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council 7 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||
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This was the first and only election to the regional council; the authority had been formed as part of the 1989 reforms to local government and was later disestablished in 1992. Thirteen positions were contested across four constituencies, corresponding with the region's territorial authority areas at the time.
Campaign
There was healthy competition for the available positions. There were 14 candidates in Nelson, 30 in Marlborough, 23 in Tasman, and 6 in Kaikoura, i.e. 73 candidates in total.
All candidates stood as independents, although the Krammer brothers held party affiliations. Ted Krammer had stood in the 1981 general election for the National Party in the Tasman electorate, and John Krammer unsuccessfully sought the Labour Party nomination for the Nelson electorate in the 1990 general election.[2]
Results
The following table shows the members elected:[3]
| Name | Regional constituency |
|---|---|
| Bryan Seddon | Kaikoura |
| Leo McKendry | Marlborough |
| Glenys Baldick | Marlborough |
| Lin Randle | Marlborough |
| Basil Parkes | Marlborough |
| Len Ardell | Nelson |
| Craig Potton | Nelson |
| Derek Shaw | Nelson |
| Ted Krammer | Nelson |
| John Krammer | Tasman |
| Murray Borlase | Tasman |
| David Ogilvie | Tasman |
| Elaine Henry | Tasman |
Kaikoura constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bryan Seddon | 481 | 27.52 | |
| Independent | Jim Gameson | 423 | 24.20 | |
| Independent | Don McKenzie | 280 | 16.02 | |
| Independent | Errol Parker | 246 | 14.07 | |
| Independent | Richard Latter | 217 | 12.41 | |
| Independent | Lindsay Clemett | 101 | 5.78 | |
| Informal | ? | ? | ||
| Turnout | 1,748[a] | (~84.00) | ||
| Registered | ? | |||
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Marlborough constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Leo McKendry | 7,013 | 40.45 | |
| Independent | Glenys Baldick | 5,378 | 31.02 | |
| Independent | Lin Randle | 4,708 | 27.16 | |
| Independent | Basil Parkes | 3,687 | 21.27 | |
| Independent | Allan Beaton | 3,553 | 20.49 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Davidson | 3,225 | 18.60 | |
| Independent | Bruno Dalliessi | 3,025 | 17.45 | |
| Independent | Larry Pigou | 2,750 | 15.86 | |
| Independent | John Lundon | 2,717 | 15.67 | |
| Independent | Jim Crichton | 2,498 | 14.41 | |
| Independent | Tony Grigg | 1,766 | 10.19 | |
| Independent | Frank Stretch | 1,662 | 9.59 | |
| Independent | James Elkington | 1,537 | 8.87 | |
| Independent | Lester Munro | 1,443 | 8.32 | |
| Independent | Ross Kennington | 1,373 | 7.92 | |
| Independent | Bruce Woolley | 1,305 | 7.53 | |
| Independent | Margaret Peace | 1,259 | 7.26 | |
| Independent | Rex Frost | 1,216 | 7.01 | |
| Independent | Peter (Bluey) Hope | 1,141 | 6.58 | |
| Independent | Jack Broughan | 1,137 | 6.56 | |
| Independent | Allan Gifford | 1,022 | 5.90 | |
| Independent | Brian Schwass | 922 | 5.32 | |
| Independent | Paul Millen | 906 | 5.23 | |
| Independent | Pauline Macnab | 856 | 4.94 | |
| Independent | Peter Thomson | 655 | 3.78 | |
| Independent | Allison Register | 588 | 3.39 | |
| Independent | Andrew Whelan | 495 | 2.86 | |
| Independent | Graeme Clarke | 494 | 2.85 | |
| Independent | Stuart McCallum | 490 | 2.83 | |
| Independent | Jim Fraser | 441 | 2.54 | |
| Informal | 78 | 0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 17,336[a] | (~73.80) | ||
| Registered | ? | |||
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Nelson constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Len Ardell | 3,919 | 23.63 | |
| Independent | Craig Potton | 3,827 | 23.08 | |
| Independent | Derek Shaw | 3,091 | 18.64 | |
| Independent | Ted Krammer | 3,059 | 18.45 | |
| Independent | Gwenny Davis | 2,927 | 17.65 | |
| Independent | Trevor Horne | 2,633 | 15.88 | |
| Independent | Roy McLennan | 2,506 | 15.11 | |
| Independent | Colin Neale | 1,980 | 11.94 | |
| Independent | Judith Billens | 1,776 | 10.71 | |
| Independent | Nick Barber | 1,572 | 9.48 | |
| Independent | Mike Johnston | 1,018 | 6.14 | |
| Independent | John Bealing | 742 | 4.47 | |
| Independent | Tony Vari | 542 | 3.27 | |
| Independent | Roger Wincer | 363 | 2.19 | |
| Informal | ? | ? | ||
| Turnout | 16,583[a] | (~70.00)[7] | ||
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Tasman constituency
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | John Krammer | 3,761 | ? | |
| Independent | Murray Borlase | 3,667 | ? | |
| Independent | David Ogilvie | 3,549 | ? | |
| Independent | Elaine Henry | 3,527 | ? | |
| Independent | Kate Light | 3,136 | ? | |
| Independent | Owen Jennings | 3,121 | ? | |
| Independent | Bill Eggers | 2,823 | ? | |
| Independent | Liz Thomas | 2,750 | ? | |
| Independent | Keith Fry | 2,542 | ? | |
| Independent | Courtney Lawry | 2,388 | ? | |
| Independent | Bruce Rowling | 1,909 | ? | |
| Independent | Michael Higgins | 1,811 | ? | |
| Independent | Rob Maling | 1,767 | ? | |
| Independent | Andrew Joseph | 1,719 | ? | |
| Independent | Graham Lines | 1,709 | ? | |
| Independent | Gwyn Thurlow | 1,581 | ? | |
| Independent | Basil Hodgkinson | 1,573 | ? | |
| Independent | Christopher St Johanser | 1,503 | ? | |
| Independent | Clive Bird | 1,492 | ? | |
| Independent | David Thompson | 1,420 | ? | |
| Independent | Denis Schwass | 771 | ? | |
| Independent | Thomas Russell | 481 | ? | |
| Informal | ? | ? | ||
| Turnout | ?[b] | ? | ||
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Aftermath
Chair election
Once the council convened, the councillors elected Len Ardell as their chairperson.[8]