Wellington City mayoral election, 1992

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Candidate	Fran Wilde	Helene Ritchie	Ken Comber
Party	Labour	Independent	Citizens'
Popular vote	18,795	9,080	8,751
Percentage	32.9%	17.0%	15.3%

Mayor before election

Sir Jim Belich
Labour

Elected Mayor

Fran Wilde
Labour

Sir Jim Belich
Labour

Fran Wilde
Labour

The Wellington City mayoral election, 1992 was part of the New Zealand local elections, 1992. In 1992, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles including 21 councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

Fran Wilde, the former MP for Wellington Central, was elected as the new mayor of Wellington replacing incumbent Sir Jim Belich who had retired after serving two terms. Wilde became Wellington's first female mayor, defeating former Deputy Mayor Helene Ritchie and her predecessor as MP for Wellington Central Ken Comber who ran for the Citizens' Association.

The following table gives the election results:

Candidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.

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