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*[[1876 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1876 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1878 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1878 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1881 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1881 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1935 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1935 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1935 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1936 Christchurch mayoral by-election]]
*[[1936 Christchurch mayoral by-election]]
*[[1938 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1941 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1944 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1947 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1950 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1953 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1956 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1959 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1962 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1965 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1968 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1971 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1974 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1977 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1980 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1983 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1986 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1989 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1992 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1995 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[1998 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[2001 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[2001 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[2004 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[2004 Christchurch mayoral election]]
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*[[2019 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Christchurch mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Christchurch mayoral election]]
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*[[1865 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1865 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1929 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1931 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1933 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1935 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1938 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1941 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1944 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1947 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1950 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1953 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1956 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1959 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1962 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1965 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1968 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1971 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1974 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1977 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1980 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1983 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1986 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1989 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1989 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1992 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[1992 Dunedin mayoral election]]
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*[[2019 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Dunedin mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Dunedin mayoral election]]
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;Hamilton
;Hamilton
*[[1976 Hamilton mayoral by-election]]
*[[2013 Hamilton mayoral election]]
*[[2013 Hamilton mayoral election]]
*[[2016 Hamilton mayoral election]]
*[[2016 Hamilton mayoral election]]
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;Invercargill
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*[[2004 Invercargill mayoral election]]
*[[2007 Invercargill mayoral election]]
*[[2007 Invercargill mayoral election]]
*[[2010 Invercargill mayoral election]]
*[[2010 Invercargill mayoral election]]
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*[[1933 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
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*[[1965 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[1968 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[2016 Wellington local elections#Hutt City Council|2016 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[2019 Wellington local elections#Hutt City Council|2019 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Wellington local elections#Hutt City Council|2022 Lower Hutt mayoral election]]
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;Napier
*[[1917 Napier mayoral election]]
*[[1917 Napier mayoral election]]

;Porirua
*[[2016 Wellington local elections#Porirua City Council|2016 Porirua mayoral election]]
*[[2019 Wellington local elections#Porirua City Council|2019 Porirua mayoral election]]
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*[[2019 Bay of Plenty local elections#Rotorua Lakes Council|2019 Rotorua mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Rotorua mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Rotorua mayoral election]]


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*[[2016 Tauranga mayoral election]]
*[[2016 Tauranga mayoral election]]
*[[2019 Tauranga mayoral election]]
*[[2019 Tauranga mayoral election]]

;Upper Hutt
*[[2016 Wellington local elections#Upper Hutt City Council|2016 Upper Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[2019 Wellington local elections#Upper Hutt City Council|2019 Upper Hutt mayoral election]]
*[[2022 Wellington local elections#Upper Hutt City Council|2022 Upper Hutt mayoral election]]


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Revision as of 10:22, 8 November 2022

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

Elections for the city, district 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 12 October 2019. The next will be held on 8 October 2022.[needs update] Local elections are mostly organised by district and city councils, with other organisations (for example the Electoral Commission, the Department of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Health) having peripheral roles. The elections determine the membership of district, city, and regional councils, as well as the elected parts of district health boards. In some places, licensing trusts 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]

Elections

Auckland
Bay of Plenty
Canterbury
  • Christchurch
Hamilton
Otago
  • Dunedin
Rangitikei
Wellington

Mayoral elections

Auckland
Christchurch
Dunedin
Hamilton
Invercargill
Lower Hutt
Nelson
Napier
Porirua
Rangitikei
Rotorua
Tauranga
Upper Hutt
Wellington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Local Electoral Act 2001 No 35 (as at 24 January 2009), Public Act". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Elections". Electoral Commission. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Enrol and Vote for the First Time". Electoral Commission. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.