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==Background== |
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Elections for the [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|district and city councils]] and [[Regions of New Zealand|regional councils]] of New Zealand have a fixed election date, unlike [[Elections in New Zealand|general elections]]. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,<ref name="Local Electoral Act 2001">{{cite web |title=Local Electoral Act 2001 No 35 (as at 24 January 2009), Public Act |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0035/latest/DLM93441.html?search=ts_act_%5CElectoral++Act_resel&p=1#DLM93441 |publisher=Parliamentary Counsel Office |accessdate=6 June 2010 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321191415/http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0035/latest/DLM93441.html?search=ts_act_%5CElectoral++Act_resel&p=1#DLM93441 |url-status=live }}</ref> elections must be held on the "second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001. The [[2022 New Zealand local elections|last local body elections]] were held on 8 October 2022. The [[2025 New Zealand local elections|next elections]] will be held on 11 October 2025.{{update after|2025|10}} Local elections are mostly organised by the councils themselves, with other organisations (for example the [[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]], and the [[Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)|Department of Internal Affairs]]) having peripheral roles. The elections determine the membership of district, city, and regional councils. In some places, [[licensing trusts]], [[Community boards in New Zealand|community boards]] and [[Auckland Council#Wards and local boards|local boards]] are also voted for.<ref name="Electoral Commission">{{cite web |title=What are local elections? |url= https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/about-elections/what-are-local-elections/ |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |accessdate=19 October 2023}}</ref> Elections are held by postal voting.<ref name="Electoral Commission" /> |
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Under New Zealand law, those who are eligible to enrol (18 year of age, lived in New Zealand continuously for at least one year at some time, and are either a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident) must do so. People can vote in the area where they live, and it is up to voters to decide which address they consider their home (e.g. a student may choose to enrol where they live during term time, or their parents' place if they go home during the holidays).<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrol and Vote for the First Time |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/voters/get-ready-enrol-and-vote/enrol-and-vote-first-time |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |accessdate=9 May 2016 |date=30 March 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410193034/http://www.elections.org.nz/voters/get-ready-enrol-and-vote/enrol-and-vote-first-time |url-status=deviated }}</ref> If a person owns property in which they do not live, they can also apply to be put onto the ratepayer roll for local elections. That is, an individual may be eligible to vote in more than one voting area for local elections.<ref name="Electoral Commission" /> |
Under New Zealand law, those who are eligible to enrol (18 year of age, lived in New Zealand continuously for at least one year at some time, and are either a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident) must do so. People can vote in the area where they live, and it is up to voters to decide which address they consider their home (e.g. a student may choose to enrol where they live during term time, or their parents' place if they go home during the holidays).<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrol and Vote for the First Time |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/voters/get-ready-enrol-and-vote/enrol-and-vote-first-time |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |accessdate=9 May 2016 |date=30 March 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410193034/http://www.elections.org.nz/voters/get-ready-enrol-and-vote/enrol-and-vote-first-time |url-status=deviated }}</ref> If a person owns property in which they do not live, they can also apply to be put onto the ratepayer roll for local elections. That is, an individual may be eligible to vote in more than one voting area for local elections.<ref name="Electoral Commission" /> |
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[[1865 Dunedin mayoral election|1865]] • [[1929 Dunedin mayoral election|1929]] • [[1931 Dunedin mayoral election|1931]] • [[1933 Dunedin mayoral election|1933]] • [[1935 Dunedin mayoral election|1935]] • [[1938 Dunedin mayoral election|1938]] • [[1941 Dunedin mayoral election|1941]] • [[1944 Dunedin mayoral election|1944]] • [[1947 Dunedin mayoral election|1947]] • [[1950 Dunedin mayoral election|1950]] • [[1953 Dunedin mayoral election|1953]] • [[1956 Dunedin mayoral election|1956]] • [[1959 Dunedin mayoral election|1959]] • [[1962 Dunedin mayoral election|1962]] • [[1965 Dunedin mayoral election|1965]] • [[1968 Dunedin mayoral election|1968]] • [[1971 Dunedin mayoral election|1971]] • [[1974 Dunedin mayoral election|1974]] • [[1977 Dunedin mayoral election|1977]] • [[1980 Dunedin mayoral election|1980]] • [[1983 Dunedin mayoral election|1983]] • [[1986 Dunedin mayoral election|1986]] • [[1989 Dunedin mayoral election|1989]] • [[1992 Dunedin mayoral election|1992]] • [[1995 Dunedin mayoral election|1995]] • [[1998 Dunedin mayoral election|1998]] • [[2001 Dunedin mayoral election|2001]] • [[2004 Dunedin mayoral election|2004]] • [[2007 Dunedin mayoral election|2007]] • [[2010 Dunedin mayoral election|2010]] • [[2013 Dunedin mayoral election|2013]] • [[2016 Dunedin mayoral election|2016]] • [[2019 Dunedin mayoral election|2019]] • [[2022 Dunedin mayoral election|2022]]}} |
[[1865 Dunedin mayoral election|1865]] • [[1929 Dunedin mayoral election|1929]] • [[1931 Dunedin mayoral election|1931]] • [[1933 Dunedin mayoral election|1933]] • [[1935 Dunedin mayoral election|1935]] • [[1938 Dunedin mayoral election|1938]] • [[1941 Dunedin mayoral election|1941]] • [[1944 Dunedin mayoral election|1944]] • [[1947 Dunedin mayoral election|1947]] • [[1950 Dunedin mayoral election|1950]] • [[1953 Dunedin mayoral election|1953]] • [[1956 Dunedin mayoral election|1956]] • [[1959 Dunedin mayoral election|1959]] • [[1962 Dunedin mayoral election|1962]] • [[1965 Dunedin mayoral election|1965]] • [[1968 Dunedin mayoral election|1968]] • [[1971 Dunedin mayoral election|1971]] • [[1974 Dunedin mayoral election|1974]] • [[1977 Dunedin mayoral election|1977]] • [[1980 Dunedin mayoral election|1980]] • [[1983 Dunedin mayoral election|1983]] • [[1986 Dunedin mayoral election|1986]] • [[1989 Dunedin mayoral election|1989]] • [[1992 Dunedin mayoral election|1992]] • [[1995 Dunedin mayoral election|1995]] • [[1998 Dunedin mayoral election|1998]] • [[2001 Dunedin mayoral election|2001]] • [[2004 Dunedin mayoral election|2004]] • [[2007 Dunedin mayoral election|2007]] • [[2010 Dunedin mayoral election|2010]] • [[2013 Dunedin mayoral election|2013]] • [[2016 Dunedin mayoral election|2016]] • [[2019 Dunedin mayoral election|2019]] • [[2022 Dunedin mayoral election|2022]]}} |
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===Far North District=== |
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===Hamilton=== |
===Hamilton=== |
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[[1875 Wellington City mayoral election|1875]] • [[1876 Wellington City mayoral election|1876]] • [[1901 Wellington City mayoral election|1901]] • [[1903 Wellington City mayoral election|1903]] • [[1904 Wellington City mayoral election|1904]] • [[1905 Wellington City mayoral election|1905]] • [[1907 Wellington City mayoral election|1907]] • [[1909 Wellington City mayoral election|1909]] • [[1910 Wellington City mayoral election|1910]] • [[1911 Wellington City mayoral election|1911]] • [[1912 Wellington City mayoral election|1912]] • [[1913 Wellington City mayoral election|1913]] • [[1915 Wellington City mayoral election|1915]] • [[1917 Wellington City mayoral election|1917]] • [[1919 Wellington City mayoral election|1919]] • [[1921 Wellington City mayoral election|1921]] • [[1923 Wellington City mayoral election|1923]] • [[1925 Wellington City mayoral election|1925]] • [[1927 Wellington City mayoral election|1927]] • [[1929 Wellington City mayoral election|1929]] • [[1931 Wellington City mayoral election|1931]] • [[1933 Wellington City mayoral election|1933]] • [[1935 Wellington City mayoral election|1935]] • [[1938 Wellington City mayoral election|1938]] • [[1941 Wellington City mayoral election|1941]] • [[1944 Wellington City mayoral election|1944]] • [[1947 Wellington City mayoral election|1947]] • [[1950 Wellington City mayoral election|1950]] • [[1953 Wellington City mayoral election|1953]] • [[1956 Wellington City mayoral election|1956]] • [[1959 Wellington City mayoral election|1959]] • [[1962 Wellington City mayoral election|1962]] • [[1965 Wellington City mayoral election|1965]] • [[1968 Wellington City mayoral election|1968]] • [[1971 Wellington City mayoral election|1971]] • [[1974 Wellington City mayoral election|1974]] • [[1977 Wellington City mayoral election|1977]] • [[1980 Wellington City mayoral election|1980]] • [[1986 Wellington City mayoral election|1986]] • [[1989 Wellington City mayoral election|1989]] • [[1992 Wellington City mayoral election|1992]] • [[1995 Wellington City mayoral election|1995]] • [[1998 Wellington City mayoral election|1998]] • [[2001 Wellington City mayoral election|2001]] • [[2004 Wellington City mayoral election|2004]] • [[2007 Wellington City mayoral election|2007]] • [[2010 Wellington City mayoral election|2010]] • [[2013 Wellington City mayoral election|2013]] • [[2016 Wellington City mayoral election|2016]] • [[2019 Wellington City mayoral election|2019]] • [[2022 Wellington City mayoral election|2022]]}} |
[[1875 Wellington City mayoral election|1875]] • [[1876 Wellington City mayoral election|1876]] • [[1901 Wellington City mayoral election|1901]] • [[1903 Wellington City mayoral election|1903]] • [[1904 Wellington City mayoral election|1904]] • [[1905 Wellington City mayoral election|1905]] • [[1907 Wellington City mayoral election|1907]] • [[1909 Wellington City mayoral election|1909]] • [[1910 Wellington City mayoral election|1910]] • [[1911 Wellington City mayoral election|1911]] • [[1912 Wellington City mayoral election|1912]] • [[1913 Wellington City mayoral election|1913]] • [[1915 Wellington City mayoral election|1915]] • [[1917 Wellington City mayoral election|1917]] • [[1919 Wellington City mayoral election|1919]] • [[1921 Wellington City mayoral election|1921]] • [[1923 Wellington City mayoral election|1923]] • [[1925 Wellington City mayoral election|1925]] • [[1927 Wellington City mayoral election|1927]] • [[1929 Wellington City mayoral election|1929]] • [[1931 Wellington City mayoral election|1931]] • [[1933 Wellington City mayoral election|1933]] • [[1935 Wellington City mayoral election|1935]] • [[1938 Wellington City mayoral election|1938]] • [[1941 Wellington City mayoral election|1941]] • [[1944 Wellington City mayoral election|1944]] • [[1947 Wellington City mayoral election|1947]] • [[1950 Wellington City mayoral election|1950]] • [[1953 Wellington City mayoral election|1953]] • [[1956 Wellington City mayoral election|1956]] • [[1959 Wellington City mayoral election|1959]] • [[1962 Wellington City mayoral election|1962]] • [[1965 Wellington City mayoral election|1965]] • [[1968 Wellington City mayoral election|1968]] • [[1971 Wellington City mayoral election|1971]] • [[1974 Wellington City mayoral election|1974]] • [[1977 Wellington City mayoral election|1977]] • [[1980 Wellington City mayoral election|1980]] • [[1986 Wellington City mayoral election|1986]] • [[1989 Wellington City mayoral election|1989]] • [[1992 Wellington City mayoral election|1992]] • [[1995 Wellington City mayoral election|1995]] • [[1998 Wellington City mayoral election|1998]] • [[2001 Wellington City mayoral election|2001]] • [[2004 Wellington City mayoral election|2004]] • [[2007 Wellington City mayoral election|2007]] • [[2010 Wellington City mayoral election|2010]] • [[2013 Wellington City mayoral election|2013]] • [[2016 Wellington City mayoral election|2016]] • [[2019 Wellington City mayoral election|2019]] • [[2022 Wellington City mayoral election|2022]]}} |
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===Whangārei=== |
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==Local elections by region== |
==Local elections by region== |
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====Auckland Supercity==== |
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Local elections are held every three years ending on the second Saturday in October in New Zealand to elect local government politicians using postal voting.
Background
[edit]Elections for the district and city councils and regional councils of New Zealand have a fixed election date, unlike general elections. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,[1] elections must be held on the "second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001. The last local body elections were held on 8 October 2022. The next elections will be held on 11 October 2025. Local elections are mostly organised by the councils themselves, with other organisations (for example the Electoral Commission, and the Department of Internal Affairs) having peripheral roles. The elections determine the membership of district, city, and regional councils. In some places, licensing trusts, community boards and local boards are also voted for.[2] Elections are held by postal voting.[2]
Under New Zealand law, those who are eligible to enrol (18 year of age, lived in New Zealand continuously for at least one year at some time, and are either a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident) must do so. People can vote in the area where they live, and it is up to voters to decide which address they consider their home (e.g. a student may choose to enrol where they live during term time, or their parents' place if they go home during the holidays).[3] If a person owns property in which they do not live, they can also apply to be put onto the ratepayer roll for local elections. That is, an individual may be eligible to vote in more than one voting area for local elections.[2]
Mayoral elections
[edit]Auckland City
[edit]1919 • 1921 • 1923 • 1925 • 1927 • 1929 • 1931 • 1933 • 1935 • 1938 • 1941 • 1944 • 1947 • 1950 • 1953 • 1956 • 1957 (by-election) • 1959 • 1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1983 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 (by-election) • 1992 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2004 • 2007
Auckland
[edit]2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Christchurch
[edit]1876 • 1878 • 1881 • 1895 • 1933 • 1935 • 1936 • 1938 • 1941 • 1944 • 1947 • 1950 • 1953 • 1956 • 1959 • 1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1983 • 1986 • 1989 • 1992 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2004 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Dunedin
[edit]1865 • 1929 • 1931 • 1933 • 1935 • 1938 • 1941 • 1944 • 1947 • 1950 • 1953 • 1956 • 1959 • 1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1983 • 1986 • 1989 • 1992 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2004 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Far North District
[edit]Hamilton
[edit]1976 (by-election) • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Invercargill
[edit]1871 • 1874 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1889 • 1890 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1898 • 1899 • 1901 • 1903 • 1905 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1919 • 1921 • 1923 • 1927 • 1929 • 1931 • 1933 • 1938 • 1944 • 1947 • 1953 • 1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1983 • 1986 • 1989 • 1992 • 1993 (by-election) • 1995 • 1998 • 2004 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Lower Hutt
[edit]1921 • 1923 • 1925 • 1927 • 1929 • 1931 • 1933 • 1935 • 1938 • 1941 • 1944 • 1947 • 1950 • 1953 • 1956 • 1959 • 1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1983 • 1986 • 1989 • 1992 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2004 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Nelson
[edit]Napier
[edit]Porirua
[edit]1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1983 • 1983 • 1989 • 1992 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2004 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Rangitikei
[edit]Rotorua
[edit]Tauranga
[edit]Upper Hutt
[edit]Wellington
[edit]1875 • 1876 • 1901 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1907 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1915 • 1917 • 1919 • 1921 • 1923 • 1925 • 1927 • 1929 • 1931 • 1933 • 1935 • 1938 • 1941 • 1944 • 1947 • 1950 • 1953 • 1956 • 1959 • 1962 • 1965 • 1968 • 1971 • 1974 • 1977 • 1980 • 1986 • 1989 • 1992 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2004 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022
Whangārei
[edit]Local elections by region
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Auckland Supercity
[edit]- 2010 Auckland local elections
- 2013 Auckland local elections
- 2016 Auckland local elections
- 2019 Auckland local elections
- 2022 Auckland local elections
Auckland city
[edit]- 1986 Auckland City local elections
- 1989 Auckland City local elections
- 1992 Auckland City local elections
- 1995 Auckland City local elections
- 1998 Auckland City local elections
Hamilton
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Rangitikei
[edit]- 2010 Wellington local elections
- 2016 Wellington local elections
- 2019 Wellington local elections
- 2022 Wellington local elections
Wellington City
[edit]- 1986 Wellington City local elections
- 1989 Wellington City local elections
- 1992 Wellington City local elections
- 1995 Wellington City local elections
- 1998 Wellington City local elections
- 2001 Wellington City local elections
- 2004 Wellington City local elections
- 2007 Wellington City local elections
- 2013 Wellington local elections
Porirua
[edit]- 1983 Porirua local elections
- 1986 Porirua local elections
- 1989 Porirua local elections
- 1992 Porirua local elections
Lower Hutt
[edit]- 1989 Hutt City local elections
- 1992 Hutt City local elections
- 1995 Hutt City local elections
- 1998 Hutt City local elections
- 2001 Hutt City local elections
- 2004 Hutt City local elections
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Christchurch
[edit]Dunedin
[edit] | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (November 2022) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Local Electoral Act 2001 No 35 (as at 24 January 2009), Public Act". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "What are local elections?". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Enrol and Vote for the First Time". Electoral Commission. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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