1980 Auckland City mayoral election

1980 Auckland City mayoral election
← 1977 11 October 1980 1983 →
Turnout33,299
 
Candidate Colin Kay Catherine Tizard Dove-Myer Robinson
Party Independent Labour Independent
Popular vote 12,151 10,470 10,410
Percentage 36.49 31.44 31.26
Mayor before election

Dove-Myer Robinson

 Elected mayor

Colin Kay

The 1980 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1980, 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.