| Election Name: | 1968 Porirua mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1965 Porirua mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1965 |
| Next Election: | 1971 Porirua mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
| Election Date: | 12 October 1968 |
| Turnout: | 3,500 |
| Candidate1: | Whitford Brown |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,158 |
| Percentage1: | 61.65 |
| Candidate2: | Rairi Field |
| Color2: | F39C12 |
| Party2: | Ind. Progressive |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,287 |
| Percentage2: | 36.77 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Whitford Brown |
| After Election: | Whitford Brown |
The 1968 Porirua mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Porirua plus other local government positions including ten city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The incumbent Mayor, Whitford Brown, sought re-election for a third term. He was opposed by Rairi Christian Field, who had stood against Brown in 1962. He led an independent progressive ticket organised by the Progress for Porirua Association. Councillor Bill Arnold's wife, Maxine Arnold, was elected to the Porirua District Licensing Trust, believed to be the first woman in New Zealand to win a seat on a licensing trust.[1] Two successful council candidates on election night (Alf Mexted and John Stewart Kenward) were unseated with the counting of late votes.[2]
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