1983 Auckland City mayoral election

1983 Auckland City mayoral election
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Turnout34,035
 
Candidate Catherine Tizard Colin Kay
Party Labour Independent
Popular vote 11,701 8,559
Percentage 34.37 25.14
 
Candidate John Horrocks Dove-Myer Robinson
Party Citizens & Ratepayers Independent
Popular vote 7,393 3,823
Percentage 21.72 11.23
Mayor before election

Colin Kay

 Elected mayor

Catherine Tizard

The 1983 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1983, 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.