Other Northern Results

October 13th, 2007 at 12:26 pm by David Farrar

Massive upset in North Shire with an anti rates increase candidate, Andrew Williams, beating Mayor George Wood by 1,700 votes.

Also in Far North Wayne Brown has crushed incumbent Yvonne Sharp with 8,894 to her 4,674.

Incumbent Mayors who had presided over spend and tax/rate binges are being punished big time.

In Manukau Len Brown has won as expected. A massive margin of 14,000 over Dick Quax. Arthur Anae did better than many expected to come third with 10,000. Willie Jackon right back in 4th on 7,400.

Up North, Whangarei’s Mayor Yvonne Sharp has also been thrashed by former Mayor Stan Semenoff who got 11,651 to her 5,951.

As expected Bob Harvey won in Waitakere, but Tamihere got around 75% of what Harvey got. I suspect if Tamihere had declared several months earlier, it would have been significantly closer. It’s a pretty good result for Tamihere all things considered.

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8 Responses to “Other Northern Results”

Lee C (4,499) Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Swing to the right….
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Peter Bickle (35) Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Yay, no more airport at Whenuapai
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Gooner (995) Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Peter, you don’t seriously think that do you?

If so, perhaps you would like to say exactly what impact or say the NSCC will have on an airport that is in a different city, on land owned by the government, which actually appears to want the airport.
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Craig Ranapia (1,911) Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Massive upset in North Shire with an anti rates increase candidate, Andrew Williams, beating Mayor George Wood by 1,700 votes.

More interesting on the national scene, Ann Hartlety was fourth in the Harbour Ward, so she’s back on council. I suspect Helen will be breathing a sigh of relief that at least one bit of caucus deadwood will be pruned without any drama.
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Kamogirl(1) Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
May i just correct Whangareis info David. Yvonne Sharp is Mayor for Far North. The mayor that lost to Stan Semenoff was in fact Pamela Peters.
Certainly some upsets around the country…hopefully they will bring the voting system into the 21 centry nesxt time and get a better voter turnout.
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Richard (129) Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I’m surprised Jackson was beaten by Anae. Looks like putting in the time as a councillor beats a media profile.
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tim barclay (886) Says:
October 14th, 2007 at 7:29 am
No comfort at all for the Labour PArty in these results. That is what Clark will be reading into this. In Wellington anyone including the Deputy Mayor Alec Shaw who described themselves as “Labour City Vision” did not get elected. I assume Shaw is alright. But anyone still supporting the Labour Party in middle age must be a fool.
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dad4justice (7,339) Says:
October 14th, 2007 at 7:40 am
Yes I think Helen Clark and her Labour Party will be buggered as the Ch Ch liarbour 2021 dream boat team did well at the local sewage ponds where a mallard duck was elected to run party farty policy . Two people attended the event ?
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