By-elections to the Porirua City Council occur to fill vacant seats in the council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur.
List of by-elections
The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Porirua City Council:
Key
Ward
Date
Incumbent
Cause
Winner
At-large
11 March 1973
Tutuira Wi Neera
Death
Helen Smith
Taupo
24 May 1975
Fred Duckworth
Death
Jan Bennett
Porirua
4 December 1976
Gary McCormick
Resignation
Rex Willing
Cannons Creek
18 June 1985
Bill Herewini
Death
Margaret Brown
Cannons Creek
21 August 1985
Hec Stuart
Death
Geoff Walpole
Results
1973 by-election
1975 by-election
1976 by-election
June 1985 by-election
August 1985 by-election
References
^ "Porirua City Council − Declaration of Result of By-election". The Evening Post . 14 March 1973. p. 43.
^ "City of Porirua − Election of One Councillor − Taupo Ward". The Evening Post . 27 May 1975. p. 35.
^ "City of Porirua − Election of One Councillor − Porirua Ward". Kapi-Mana News . 14 December 1976. p. 42.
^ "Declaration of Result of Election − Porirua City Council − Election of One Councillor". The Evening Post . 21 June 1985. p. 21.
^ "Declaration of Result of Election − Porirua City Council − Election of 1 Councillor". The Evening Post . 23 August 1985. p. 28.