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Voter turnout – local authority elections

Definition: The proportion of all enrolled electors (both resident and ratepayer) who cast a vote in local authority elections for regional councils.

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Proportion (%) of enrolled residential and ratepayer electors who voted in regional council elections1

Region 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
1 Northland 66 59 56 60 45 49 51
2 Auckland 40 44 34 46 43 42 38
3 Waikato 57 54 53 57 49 45 37
4 Bay of Plenty 61 61 54 54 52 45 44
5 Gisborne 74 72 61 67 63 52 52
6 Hawke’s Bay 60 57 58 56 55 47 45
7 Taranaki 69 62 57 61 61 55 52
8 Manawatu-Whanganui 63 54 58 53 53 54 51
9 Wellington 52 50 51 52 50 43 43
10 Tasman 75 67 64 63 59 52 55
11 Nelson 66 70 56 56 53 48 51
12 Marlborough 72 65 66 68 66 62 52
13 West Coast 74 70 70 72 79 68 57
14 Canterbury 64 54 51 56 52 43 44
15 Otago 69 58 57 66 61 56 49
16 Southland 71 65 64 68 59 56 51
New Zealand 56 52 48 53 49 45 43

Source: Department of Internal Affairs
Note: (1) City council elections for Nelson; district council elections for Gisborne, Marlborough and Tasman.

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