2001 Porirua City Council election
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The 2001 Porirua City Council election was part of the 2001 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. Members were elected to the city council, the district health board and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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13 October 2001
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 Position of Porirua City within Wellington Region |
Council
The Porirua City Council consisted of a mayor and thirteen councillors elected from three wards (Eastern, Northern and Western).
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jenny Brash | unopposed | |||
Eastern Ward
The Eastern Ward elected five members to the Porirua City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jasmine Underhill | 2,958 | 91.72 | +17.58 | |
| Labour | David Stanley | 2,846 | 88.24 | +22.39 | |
| Labour | Kevin Watson | 2,746 | 85.14 | +19.98 | |
| Labour | Litea Ah Hoi | 2,732 | 84.71 | ||
| Labour | Naureen Palmer | 2,650 | 82.17 | +19.88 | |
| Independent | Romeri Ranfurly | 1,117 | 34.63 | ||
| Independent | Jason Ryder | 1,012 | 31.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 65 | 2.01 | +1.72 | ||
| Majority | 1,533 | 47.53 | |||
| Turnout | 3,225 | ||||
Northern Ward
The Northern Ward elected five members to the Porirua City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nick Leggett | 4,003 | 80.28 | +34.98 | |
| Independent | Sue Dow | 3,783 | 75.87 | ||
| Independent | Maureen Gillon | 3,756 | 75.33 | −0.26 | |
| Independent | John Green | 3,305 | 66.28 | +14.26 | |
| Independent | Robert Shaw | 2,902 | 58.20 | ||
| Independent | Murray Woodhouse | 2,887 | 57.90 | −3.92 | |
| Green | Olivia Mitchell | 2,644 | 53.02 | ||
| Independent | Allan Bloomfield | 1,614 | 32.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 36 | 0.72 | +0.45 | ||
| Majority | 15 | 0.30 | |||
| Turnout | 4,986 | ||||
Western Ward
The Western Ward elected three members to the Porirua City Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ken Douglas | 1,540 | 61.42 | +16.62 | |
| Labour | Bud Lavery | 1,375 | 54.84 | +8.48 | |
| Independent | Tracey Waters | 1,345 | 53.64 | +18.59 | |
| Independent | Helen Smith | 1,258 | 50.17 | +13.04 | |
| Independent | Barbara Seddon | 879 | 35.06 | ||
| Independent | Rosemary Hudson | 611 | 24.37 | +10.06 | |
| Independent | Jim Harland | 479 | 19.10 | ||
| Informal votes | 34 | 1.35 | −0.35 | ||
| Majority | 87 | 3.47 | |||
| Turnout | 2,507 | ||||
Other local elections
Wellington Regional Council
The Porirua Ward elected one member to the Wellington Regional Council
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Shields | unopposed | |||
Capital & Coast District Health Board
The Porirua Ward elected one member to the Capital & Coast District Health Board
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Faulkner | 3,442 | 26.90 | ||
| Independent | Don Borrie | 2,488 | 19.44 | ||
| Independent | Robert Shaw | 2,278 | 17.80 | ||
| Independent | Marama Parore-Katene | 1,069 | 8.35 | ||
| Independent | Taima Fagaloa | 1,021 | 7.98 | ||
| Independent | Martin Rosevear | 575 | 4.49 | ||
| Independent | Angela Yoeman | 521 | 4.07 | ||
| Independent | Keith Huntington | 168 | 1.31 | ||
| Independent | Ron Bell | 123 | 0.96 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,108 | 8.66 | |||
| Majority | 954 | 7.45 | |||
| Turnout | 12,793 | ||||