Voter turnout - local authority elections
The proportion of all enrolled electors (both resident and
ratepayer) who cast a vote in territorial authority elections.
| Territorial authority |
Enrolled electors who voted (%) |
| 1989 |
1992 |
1995 |
1998 |
2001 |
2004 |
2007 |
| Far North District |
69.0 |
55.0 |
55.7 |
56.0 |
48.0 |
45.0 |
49.0 |
| Whangarei District |
65.0 |
61.0 |
60.1 |
58.0 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
52.0 |
| Kaipara District |
68.0 |
66.0 |
57.7 |
61.0 |
56.0 |
51.0 |
43.0 |
| Rodney District |
57.0 |
52.0 |
47.7 |
52.0 |
n/a |
45.0 |
45.0 |
| North Shore City |
46.0 |
47.0 |
46.1 |
45.0 |
38.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
| Waitakere City |
55.0 |
45.0 |
41.6 |
46.0 |
38.0 |
36.0 |
38.0 |
| Auckland City |
44.0 |
44.0 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
43.0 |
49.0 |
40.0 |
| Manukau City |
41.0 |
39.0 |
39.1 |
41.0 |
37.0 |
40.0 |
39.0 |
| Papakura District |
47.0 |
47.0 |
42.9 |
51.0 |
42.0 |
40.0 |
35.0 |
| Franklin District |
59.0 |
54.0 |
46.9 |
49.0 |
49.0 |
46.0 |
35.0 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
83.0 |
68.0 |
62.5 |
87.0 |
61.0 |
56.0 |
53.0 |
| Hauraki District |
65.0 |
59.0 |
59.0 |
64.0 |
63.0 |
53.0 |
49.0 |
| Waikato District |
61.0 |
53.0 |
53.9 |
52.0 |
51.0 |
42.0 |
35.0 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
65.0 |
51.0 |
54.4 |
61.0 |
52.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
| Hamilton City |
58.0 |
52.0 |
50.4 |
54.0 |
47.0 |
45.0 |
35.0 |
| Waipa District |
57.0 |
49.0 |
53.1 |
49.0 |
50.0 |
42.0 |
34.0 |
| Otorohanga District |
69.0 |
56.0 |
71.1 |
62.0 |
51.0 |
55.0 |
40.0 |
| South Waikato District |
67.0 |
45.0 |
42.6 |
54.0 |
44.0 |
41.0 |
39.0 |
| Waitomo District |
62.0 |
54.0 |
65.2 |
64.0 |
61.0 |
56.0 |
40.0 |
| Taupo District |
70.0 |
62.0 |
61.5 |
65.0 |
60.0 |
53.0 |
50.0 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
64.0 |
61.0 |
68.1 |
62.0 |
50.0 |
42.0 |
38.0 |
| Tauranga City |
61.0 |
60.0 |
54.3 |
54.0 |
51.0 |
46.0 |
44.0 |
| Rotorua District |
60.0 |
60.0 |
52.2 |
51.0 |
49.0 |
49.0 |
44.0 |
| Whakatane District |
62.0 |
67.0 |
62.8 |
54.0 |
58.0 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
| Kawerau District |
57.0 |
52.0 |
54.9 |
62.0 |
57.0 |
32.0 |
47.0 |
| Opotiki District |
72.0 |
70.0 |
60.4 |
60.0 |
63.0 |
43.0 |
62.0 |
| Gisborne District |
74.0 |
72.0 |
61.4 |
67.0 |
63.0 |
52.0 |
52.0 |
| Wairoa District |
66.0 |
73.0 |
71.3 |
73.0 |
67.0 |
56.0 |
57.0 |
| Hastings District |
57.0 |
58.0 |
54.2 |
69.0 |
55.0 |
41.0 |
42.0 |
| Napier City |
60.0 |
54.0 |
60.7 |
59.0 |
56.0 |
48.0 |
46.0 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District |
72.0 |
67.0 |
72.8 |
53.0 |
63.0 |
55.0 |
58.0 |
| New Plymouth District |
68.0 |
61.0 |
59.4 |
67.0 |
61.0 |
55.0 |
51.0 |
| Stratford District |
75.0 |
62.0 |
69.2 |
77.0 |
60.0 |
56.0 |
56.0 |
| South Taranaki District |
70.0 |
64.0 |
76.4 |
81.0 |
61.0 |
57.0 |
55.0 |
| Ruapehu District |
66.0 |
55.0 |
55.7 |
63.0 |
62.0 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
| Whanganui District |
72.0 |
66.0 |
69.0 |
56.0 |
65.0 |
67.0 |
63.0 |
| Rangitikei District |
73.0 |
71.0 |
67.7 |
65.0 |
61.0 |
58.0 |
56.0 |
| Manawatu District |
63.0 |
61.0 |
59.6 |
65.0 |
52.0 |
43.0 |
47.0 |
| Palmerston North City |
51.0 |
48.0 |
48.4 |
54.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
46.0 |
| Tararua District |
70.0 |
51.0 |
66.5 |
57.0 |
57.0 |
51.0 |
48.0 |
| Horowhenua District |
66.0 |
63.0 |
59.9 |
67.0 |
62.0 |
53.0 |
52.0 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
59.0 |
61.0 |
57.8 |
61.0 |
63.0 |
51.0 |
53.0 |
| Porirua City |
53.0 |
52.0 |
51.6 |
53.0 |
43.0 |
43.0 |
39.0 |
| Upper Hutt City |
54.0 |
57.0 |
57.2 |
57.0 |
58.0 |
45.0 |
41.0 |
| Hutt City |
46.0 |
26.0 |
44.8 |
47.0 |
46.0 |
39.0 |
41.0 |
| Wellington City |
50.0 |
53.0 |
53.0 |
49.0 |
48.0 |
42.0 |
40.0 |
| Masterton District |
65.0 |
75.0 |
61.0 |
64.0 |
51.0 |
65.0 |
60.0 |
| Carterton District |
66.0 |
69.0 |
77.1 |
60.0 |
67.0 |
61.0 |
60.0 |
| South Wairarapa District |
69.0 |
71.0 |
64.7 |
73.0 |
64.0 |
59.0 |
56.0 |
| Tasman District |
75.0 |
67.0 |
64.1 |
63.0 |
59.0 |
52.0 |
55.0 |
| Nelson City |
66.0 |
70.0 |
55.7 |
56.0 |
53.0 |
48.0 |
51.0 |
| Marlborough District |
72.0 |
65.0 |
65.9 |
68.0 |
66.0 |
62.0 |
52.0 |
| Kaikoura District |
84.0 |
75.0 |
70.4 |
67.0 |
72.0 |
65.0 |
64.0 |
| Buller District |
74.0 |
77.0 |
72.2 |
74.0 |
72.0 |
70.0 |
61.0 |
| Grey District |
75.0 |
74.0 |
68.6 |
71.0 |
63.0 |
67.0 |
56.0 |
| Westland District |
71.0 |
64.0 |
70.3 |
72.0 |
75.0 |
72.0 |
53.0 |
| Hurunui District |
80.0 |
69.0 |
64.9 |
68.0 |
58.0 |
61.0 |
51.0 |
| Waimakariri District |
63.0 |
54.0 |
51.7 |
54.0 |
59.0 |
39.0 |
45.0 |
| Christchurch City |
60.0 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
49.0 |
39.0 |
42.0 |
| Selwyn District |
65.0 |
60.0 |
60.7 |
59.0 |
57.0 |
37.0 |
45.0 |
| Ashburton District |
75.0 |
69.0 |
73.8 |
61.0 |
65.0 |
61.0 |
51.0 |
| Timaru District |
77.0 |
69.0 |
71.7 |
70.0 |
64.0 |
62.0 |
56.0 |
| Mackenzie District |
83.0 |
75.0 |
72.0 |
77.0 |
71.0 |
66.0 |
n/a |
| Waimate District |
70.0 |
72.0 |
75.8 |
74.0 |
80.0 |
68.0 |
67.0 |
| Chatham Islands |
56.0 |
79.0 |
75.8 |
80.0 |
n/a |
68.0 |
n/a |
| Waitaki District |
86.0 |
71.0 |
64.9 |
69.0 |
69.0 |
63.0 |
64.0 |
| Central Otago District |
71.0 |
69.0 |
66.2 |
70.0 |
75.0 |
68.0 |
61.0 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
74.0 |
69.0 |
65.6 |
62.0 |
67.0 |
56.0 |
49.0 |
| Dunedin City |
67.0 |
62.0 |
60.8 |
66.0 |
54.0 |
53.0 |
47.0 |
| Clutha District |
76.0 |
66.0 |
81.9 |
87.0 |
65.0 |
65.0 |
54.0 |
| Southland District |
70.0 |
64.0 |
62.9 |
63.0 |
61.0 |
58.0 |
51.0 |
| Gore District |
78.0 |
75.0 |
73.3 |
71.0 |
72.0 |
66.0 |
66.0 |
| Invercargill City |
74.0 |
62.0 |
67.0 |
73.0 |
59.0 |
55.0 |
52.0 |
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