Mayor of Porirua
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The Mayor of Porirua is the head of the municipal government of Porirua
, New Zealand
, and presides over the Porirua City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a single transferable vote electoral system
. As of 2010, there have been four mayors since the establishment of the borough council in 1962. The current mayor is Nick Leggett
, who was elected in October 2010.
was elected as the first Mayor of Porirua. During Brown's term, Porirua achieved city status on 2 October 1965. At the time, this required having a population of at least 20,000.
Brown retired from the mayoralty in 1983. He was succeeded by John Burke
, who had been Deputy Mayor since 1977. Burke remained mayor for 15 years (five terms) until 1998.
Jenny Brash
was first elected mayor in 1998, succeeding Burke. She held the mayoralty until her retirement in October 2010. Prior to her mayoralty, she had been elected as a Northern Ward councillor in 1983 and had held that role until 1989. She had been re-elected in 1995 for another three year term.
Nick Leggett
was elected mayor on 9 October 2010, defeating Deputy Mayor Litea Ah Hoi. Leggett, who had been endorsed by his predecessor, was first elected as a councillor for Porirua in 1998, when he was 19 years old. Aged 31 on his election to mayor, he is currently the youngest mayor in New Zealand.
Porirua
Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and presides over the Porirua City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a single transferable vote electoral system
Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...
. As of 2010, there have been four mayors since the establishment of the borough council in 1962. The current mayor is Nick Leggett
Nick Leggett
Nick Leggett is the current Mayor of Porirua. He was the youngest mayor in New Zealand at the time of his election in October 2010.-Early life:...
, who was elected in October 2010.
History
The locality was part of what was then called the Makara County Council. That county was abolished on 31 August 1962, and the rural area given to Hutt County, with the urban area becoming Porirua Borough Council. Elections were held in October 1962, and Whitford BrownWhitford Brown
Whitford James Brown OBE, CBE, was the foundation mayor of Porirua City, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, for 21 years from 1962 to 1983. Porirua, when "Brownie" and "Francie" moved there, was part of what was then called the Makara County Council. In 1961, the Local Government...
was elected as the first Mayor of Porirua. During Brown's term, Porirua achieved city status on 2 October 1965. At the time, this required having a population of at least 20,000.
Brown retired from the mayoralty in 1983. He was succeeded by John Burke
John Brian Burke
John Burke QSO JP is a former Mayor of Porirua City, Wellington Region, New Zealand. Prior to being Mayor in 1983–1998 he served twelve years as a City Councillor and six years from 1977 to 1983 as Deputy Mayor.-Early life:...
, who had been Deputy Mayor since 1977. Burke remained mayor for 15 years (five terms) until 1998.
Jenny Brash
Jenny Brash
Jennifer Sylvia Brash, QSO , known as Jenny Brash, is a former Mayor of Porirua City, Wellington Region, New Zealand. Prior to being Mayor in 1998–2010, she served nine years as a City Councillor...
was first elected mayor in 1998, succeeding Burke. She held the mayoralty until her retirement in October 2010. Prior to her mayoralty, she had been elected as a Northern Ward councillor in 1983 and had held that role until 1989. She had been re-elected in 1995 for another three year term.
Nick Leggett
Nick Leggett
Nick Leggett is the current Mayor of Porirua. He was the youngest mayor in New Zealand at the time of his election in October 2010.-Early life:...
was elected mayor on 9 October 2010, defeating Deputy Mayor Litea Ah Hoi. Leggett, who had been endorsed by his predecessor, was first elected as a councillor for Porirua in 1998, when he was 19 years old. Aged 31 on his election to mayor, he is currently the youngest mayor in New Zealand.
List of Mayors of Porirua
Porirua has had four mayors so far:| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitford Brown Whitford Brown Whitford James Brown OBE, CBE, was the foundation mayor of Porirua City, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, for 21 years from 1962 to 1983. Porirua, when "Brownie" and "Francie" moved there, was part of what was then called the Makara County Council. In 1961, the Local Government... |
1962–1983 |
| 2 | John Burke John Burke John Burke was an American lawyer, jurist, and political leader from North Dakota.Burke was born in Keokuk County, Iowa, and moved to the Dakota Territory. After North Dakota was admitted to the union, he served in the state's House of Representatives in 1891 and in its Senate from 1893 to 1896... |
1983–1998 |
| 3 | Jenny Brash Jenny Brash Jennifer Sylvia Brash, QSO , known as Jenny Brash, is a former Mayor of Porirua City, Wellington Region, New Zealand. Prior to being Mayor in 1998–2010, she served nine years as a City Councillor... |
1998–2010 |
| 4 | Nick Leggett Nick Leggett Nick Leggett is the current Mayor of Porirua. He was the youngest mayor in New Zealand at the time of his election in October 2010.-Early life:... |
2010 – present |