Among the seven candidates during the 1980 Wellington mayoral election, Michael Fowler had the majority of the vote (51.63%) making him the winner of the election, while his closest contender named Ros Noonan (a New Zealand politician and trade unionist, who would later serve as New Zealand's Human Rights Commissioner) only got 28.70% of votes.
Among the seven candidates during the 1980 Wellington mayoral election, Michael Fowler had the majority of the vote (51.63%) making him the winner of the election, while his closest contender named Ros Noonan (a New Zealand politician and trade unionist, who would later serve as New Zealand's Human Rights Commissioner) only got 28.70% of votes.