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Voter turnout - local authority elections

The proportion (%) of enrolled residential and ratepayer electors who voted in territorial authority elections1

Territorial authority area 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Far North District 69 55 56 56 48 45 49
Whangarei District 65 61 60 58 50 52 52
Kaipara District 68 66 58 61 56 51 43
Rodney District 57 52 48 52 n/a 45 45
North Shore City 46 47 46 45 38 35 35
Waitakere City 55 45 42 46 38 36 38
Auckland City 44 44 49 51 43 49 40
Manukau City 41 39 39 41 37 40 39
Papakura District 47 47 43 51 42 40 35
Franklin District 59 54 47 49 49 46 35
Thames-Coromandel District 83 68 62 87 61 56 53
Hauraki District 65 59 59 64 63 53 49
Waikato District 61 53 54 52 51 42 35
Matamata-Piako District 65 51 54 61 52 42 42
Hamilton City 58 52 50 54 47 45 35
Waipa District 57 49 53 49 50 42 34
Otorohanga District 69 56 71 62 51 55 40
South Waikato District 67 45 43 54 44 41 39
Waitomo District 62 54 65 64 61 56 40
Taupo District 70 62 61 65 60 53 50
Western Bay of Plenty District 64 61 68 62 50 42 38
Tauranga City 61 60 54 54 51 46 44
Rotorua District 60 60 52 51 49 49 44
Whakatane District 62 67 63 54 58 48 48
Kawerau District 57 52 55 62 57 32 47
Opotiki District 72 70 60 60 63 43 62
Gisborne District 74 72 61 67 63 52 52
Wairoa District 66 73 71 73 67 56 57
Hastings District 57 58 54 69 55 41 42
Napier City 60 54 61 59 56 48 46
Central Hawke's Bay District 72 67 73 53 63 55 58
New Plymouth District 68 61 59 67 61 55 51
Stratford District 75 62 69 77 60 56 56
South Taranaki District 70 64 76 81 61 57 55
Ruapehu District 66 55 56 63 62 49 51
Whanganui District 72 66 69 56 65 67 63
Rangitikei District 73 71 68 65 61 58 56
Manawatu District 63 61 60 65 52 43 47
Palmerston North City 51 48 48 54 50 50 46
Tararua District 70 51 67 57 57 51 48
Horowhenua District 66 63 60 67 62 53 52
Kapiti Coast District 59 61 58 61 63 51 53
Porirua City 53 52 52 53 43 43 39
Upper Hutt City 54 57 57 57 58 45 41
Hutt City (Lower Hutt) 46 26 45 47 46 39 41
Wellington City 50 53 53 49 48 42 40
Masterton District 65 75 61 64 51 65 60
Carterton District 66 69 77 60 67 61 60
South Wairarapa District 69 71 65 73 64 59 56
Tasman District 75 67 64 63 59 52 55
Nelson City 66 70 56 56 53 48 51
Marlborough District 72 65 66 68 66 62 52
Kaikoura District 84 75 70 67 72 65 64
Buller District 74 77 72 74 72 70 61
Grey District 75 74 69 71 63 67 56
Westland District 71 64 70 72 75 72 53
Hurunui District 80 69 65 68 58 61 51
Waimakariri District 63 54 52 54 59 39 45
Christchurch City 60 51 50 52 49 39 42
Selwyn District 65 60 61 59 57 37 45
Ashburton District 75 69 74 61 65 61 51
Timaru District 77 69 72 70 64 62 56
Mackenzie District 83 75 72 77 71 66 n/a
Waimate District 70 72 76 74 80 68 67
Chatham Islands 56 79 76 80 n/a 68 n/a
Waitaki District 86 71 65 69 69 63 64
Central Otago District 71 69 66 70 75 68 61
Queenstown-Lakes District 74 69 66 62 67 56 49
Dunedin City 67 62 61 66 54 53 47
Clutha District 76 66 82 87 65 65 54
Southland District 70 64 63 63 61 58 51
Gore District 78 75 73 71 72 66 66
Invercargill City 74 62 67 73 59 55 52
New Zealand (city councils) 52 48 49 51 45 43 41
New Zealand (district councils) 67 61 59 61 57 51 49

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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