1977 Auckland City mayoral election

1977 Auckland City mayoral election

← 1974 8 October 1977 1980 →
Turnout	41,659 (40.32%)
Candidate Dove-Myer Robinson Jim Anderton Party Independent Labour Popular vote 17,773 12,140 Percentage 42.66 29.14   Candidate Colin Kay Mel Tronson Party Independent Citizens & Ratepayers Popular vote 7,340 4,266 Percentage 17.61 10.24
Mayor before election Dove-Myer Robinson Elected mayor Dove-Myer Robinson

The 1977 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1977, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.