Wellington City mayoral election, 1983
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Sir Michael Fowler
The Wellington City mayoral election, 1983 was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1983, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington City plus other local government positions including eighteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The election saw Ian Lawrence voted in as the new Mayor of Wellington to replace Sir Michael Fowler who had retired. Lawrence retained the Mayoralty for the Citizens' Association, seeing off a challenge from high profile Labour Party councillor Helene Ritchie. The 1983 election was also notable as it saw former Citizens' councillor Leone Harkness re-elected to the council as an independent candidate, the first time a candidate without an official party ticket had been elected to the council since Berkeley Dallard in 1950. It also saw Jenny Brough retain her seat on the council after defecting from Labour in 1982. It also marked the last time in Wellington where local body elections elected councillors at large.
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