1995 Auckland City local elections
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1995 Auckland City local elections
| flag_image = Coat of arms of Auckland.svg
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1992 Auckland City local elections
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = 1998 Auckland City local elections
| next_year = 1998
| seats_for_election = All 24 seats on the Auckland City Council
| election_date = 14 October 1995
| image1 = 100px
| party1 = Citizens & Ratepayers
| last_election1 = 17
| seats1 = 17
| seat_change1 = {{steady}} 0
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| party2 = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
| last_election2 = 5
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3
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| party3 = New Zealand Labour Party
| last_election3 = 1
| seats3 = 2
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1
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The 1995 Auckland local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, health board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Auckland City Council
The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and twenty-four councillors elected from ten wards (Avondale, Eastern Bays, Hauraki Gulf Islands, Hobson, Maungakiekie, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Tamaki and Western Bays).{{cite book |last=Bush |first=Graham |date=1991 |title=Advance in order: the Auckland City Council from centenary to reorganisation, 1971-1989 |publisher=Auckland City Council |isbn=0908834039 |pages=443–4 }}
=Mayor=
{{main|1995 Auckland City mayoral election}}
{{Election box begin | title=1995 Auckland mayoral election{{cite news |title=Auckland City - Declaration of Results of Elections |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=24 October 1995 |page=6-7 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Les Mills
|votes = 53,411
|percentage = 50.96
|change = -10.58
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Pam Corkery
|votes = 43,748
|percentage = 41.74
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Robert Rakete
|votes = 1,758
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sue Henry
|votes = 1,451
|percentage = 1.38
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|color = #800080
|party = Christians Against Abortion
|candidate = Phil O'Connor
|votes = 1,450
|percentage = 1.38
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Steven John Atwood
|votes = 1,126
|percentage = 1.07
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Blokes Liberation Front
|color = #FC6
|candidate = Chris Brady
|votes = 496
|percentage = 0.47
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = McGillicuddy Serious Party
|candidate = Marc de Boer
|votes = 479
|percentage = 0.45
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Victor Bryers
|votes = 407
|percentage = 0.38
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = STD Party
|color = #FC0FC0
|candidate = Laurence Watkins
|votes = 277
|percentage = 0.26
|change = +0.02
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist League (New Zealand)
|candidate = James Robb
|votes = 186
|percentage = 0.17
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,663
|percentage = 9.21
|change = -0.13
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 104,806
|percentage = 49.50
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Avondale Ward==
The Avondale Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Avondale Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Brian Maude
|votes = 3,607
|percentage = 38.52
|change = +1.40
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Phil Raffills
|votes = 2,665
|percentage = 28.46
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Jim Gilbert
|votes = 2,368
|percentage = 25.29
|change = -9.98
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Lorraine Wilson
|votes = 1,785
|percentage = 19.06
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Graeme Dabb
|votes = 1,739
|percentage = 18.57
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Jack Henderson
|votes = 1,666
|percentage = 17.79
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Veronica Egan
|votes = 1,654
|percentage = 17.66
|change = -16.75
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Dunwoodie
|votes = 1,631
|percentage = 17.42
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Robert Neville
|votes = 1,610
|percentage = 17.19
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 297
|percentage = 3.17
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 9,362
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Eastern Bays Ward==
The Eastern Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Eastern Bays Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Juliet Yates
|votes = 12,051
|percentage = 89.61
|change = +15.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Gray Bartlett
|votes = 10,858
|percentage = 80.74
|change = +9.76
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Colin Davis
|votes = 8,548
|percentage = 63.56
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Gordon Wilmot Ragg
|votes = 5,545
|percentage = 41.23
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Doug Ogle
|votes = 3,340
|percentage = 24.83
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,003
|percentage = 22.33
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 13,448
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward==
The Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward elects one member to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Greg Davenport
|votes = 1,336
|percentage = 45.75
|change = +16.46
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Judy Voullaire
|votes = 890
|percentage = 30.47
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Dave Robinson
|votes = 372
|percentage = 12.73
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
|candidate = Bruce Bisset
|votes = 322
|percentage = 11.02
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 446
|percentage = 15.27
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,920
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Hobson Ward==
The Hobson Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Hobson Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Barbara Goodman
|votes = 6,043
|percentage = 57.30
|change = -20.72
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = John Strevens
|votes = 5,104
|percentage = 48.39
|change = -16.29
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Hamish Keith
|votes = 3,183
|percentage = 30.18
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Ron Wright
|votes = 2,675
|percentage = 25.36
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Chris Cotton
|votes = 2,085
|percentage = 19.77
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Tim Mahon
|votes = 1,140
|percentage = 10.80
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Peter Buchanan
|votes = 862
|percentage = 8.17
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,921
|percentage = 18.21
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 10,546
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Maungakiekie Ward==
The Maungakiekie Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Maungakiekie Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Ken Graham
|votes = 6,111
|percentage = 60.17
|change = -8.49
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Catherine Harland
|votes = 5,674
|percentage = 55.86
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = John Williams
|votes = 5,549
|percentage = 54.63
|change = -5.75
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Dawn Patchett
|votes = 2,675
|percentage = 26.33
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Petronella Townsend
|votes = 2,375
|percentage = 23.38
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Mahe Tupouniua
|votes = 2,005
|percentage = 19.74
|change = -28.82
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = John-Soane Foliaki
|votes = 1,835
|percentage = 18.06
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Stephen Hurring
|votes = 1,566
|percentage = 15.41
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Peter Donald Haynes
|votes = 1,460
|percentage = 14.37
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Mark Wilkins
|votes = 1,217
|percentage = 11.98
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,874
|percentage = 28.29
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 10,156
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Mount Albert Ward==
The Mount Albert Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Mount Albert Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Frank Ryan
|votes = 3,890
|percentage = 44.25
|change = -8.69
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Patricia Goddard
|votes = 2,589
|percentage = 29.45
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Jennie Walker
|votes = 2,454
|percentage = 27.92
|change = -15.75
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Gillian Dance
|votes = 2,203
|percentage = 25.06
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Devon Diggle
|votes = 1,855
|percentage = 21.10
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Elizabeth Anderson
|votes = 1,793
|percentage = 20.40
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Syd Walker
|votes = 1,504
|percentage = 17.11
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Donna McCartney
|votes = 1,290
|percentage = 14.67
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 135
|percentage = 1.53
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 8,789
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Mount Eden Ward==
The Mount Eden Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Mount Eden Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Astrid Malcolm
|votes = 5,107
|percentage = 66.33
|change = +6.60
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Gordon Johns
|votes = 4,947
|percentage = 64.25
|change = +10.74
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Susan Bulmer
|votes = 2,925
|percentage = 37.99
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Vivien Rickard
|votes = 2,419
|percentage = 31.41
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,022
|percentage = 26.26
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 7,699
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Mount Roskill Ward==
The Mount Roskill Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Mount Roskill Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = David Hay
|votes = 8,138
|percentage = 68.86
|change = +2.11
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Doug Astley
|votes = 7,977
|percentage = 67.49
|change = +14.35
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Grahame Breed
|votes = 7,445
|percentage = 62.99
|change = +14.88
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Chris Anderton
|votes = 4,107
|percentage = 34.75
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Rex Stanton
|votes = 4,056
|percentage = 34.32
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Mark Allen
|votes = 3,731
|percentage = 31.57
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,338
|percentage = 28.24
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 11,818
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Tamaki Ward==
The Tamaki Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Tamaki Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Bill Christian
|votes = 4,418
|percentage = 49.35
|change = +5.34
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Shaw
|votes = 3,994
|percentage = 44.62
|change = +6.33
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Jan Welch
|votes = 3,846
|percentage = 42.96
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Trevor Barnard
|votes = 3,652
|percentage = 40.79
|change = -2.20
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Carol Gosche
|votes = 3,349
|percentage = 37.41
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Desne Charmaine Harris
|votes = 3,268
|percentage = 36.50
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Christopher Henry Mason
|votes = 2,956
|percentage = 33.02
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Selwyn Abaford
|votes = 1,370
|percentage = 15.30
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 194
|percentage = 2.16
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 8,951
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
==Western Bays Ward==
The Western Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
{{Election box begin | title=Western Bays Ward
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Bruce Hucker
|votes = 6,176
|percentage = 56.00
|change = -15.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Penny Whiting
|votes = 6,110
|percentage = 55.40
|change = +7.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Penny Sefuvia
|votes = 5,148
|percentage = 46.68
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Sue Corbett
|votes = 5,136
|percentage = 46.57
|change = -18.55
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Gary Gotlieb
|votes = 4,584
|percentage = 41.57
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Stephen James Boyle
|votes = 2,877
|percentage = 26.09
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Jo Crowley
|votes = 1,948
|percentage = 17.66
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Brian Ian Kirby
|votes = 1,101
|percentage = 9.98
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.10
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 11,027
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
=Auckland Regional Council=
==Auckland Isthmus Ward==
The Auckland Isthmus Ward elects four members to the Auckland Regional Council
{{Election box begin | title=Auckland Isthmus Ward{{cite news |title=Auckland Regional Council - Declaration of Results of Elections |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=24 October 1995 |page=6 }}
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Phil Warren
|votes = 50,835
|percentage = 62.11
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Patricia Thorp
|votes = 49,524
|percentage = 60.51
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Selwyn Bartlett
|votes = 42,477
|percentage = 51.90
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Citizens & Ratepayers
|candidate = Ron Greer
|votes = 41,784
|percentage = 51.05
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Maire Leadbeater
|votes = 34,886
|percentage = 42.62
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Chris Harris
|votes = 29,860
|percentage = 36.48
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Mike Lee
|votes = 29,330
|percentage = 35.83
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Jan Riddick
|votes = 28,748
|percentage = 35.12
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Jack McCormick
|votes = 19,918
|percentage = 24.33
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 6,898
|percentage = 8.42
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 81,841
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}