1998 Auckland City mayoral election

1998 Auckland City mayoral election

10 October 1998
Turnout	118,911 (51.68%)
Candidate Christine Fletcher Les Mills Party Independent Independent Popular vote 48,181 43,151 Percentage 40.51 36.28
Mayor before election Les Mills Elected Mayor Christine Fletcher

The 1998 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1998, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including nineteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Mayoralty results

The following table gives the election results:

1998 Auckland mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christine Fletcher	48,181	40.51
	Independent	Les Mills	43,151	36.28	−14.68
	Independent	Richard Holden	12,477	10.49
	Independent	Lynda Topp	4,492	3.77
	Green	Sue Bradford	3,828	3.21
	Independent	Bill Christian	1,977	1.66
	Independent	Robert Rakete	1,401	1.17	−0.50
	Christians Against Abortion	Phil O'Connor	940	0.79	−0.59
	Independent	Sue Henry	781	0.65	−0.73
	McGillicuddy Serious	Derek Craig	452	0.38
	Independent	Phill Matthias	448	0.37
	Independent	Tui McLeod	319	0.26
	Communist League	Felicity Coggan	298	0.25
	Independent	Peter Ralph	166	0.13
Majority			5,030	4.23
Turnout			118,911	51.68	+2.18

Ward results

See also: 1998 Auckland City local elections

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Auckland City Council.

Party/ticket		Councillors
	Citizens & Ratepayers	7
	City Vision	5
	Labour	2
	Auckland Now	2
	Independent	3