Results
FInal results for the election are now available.
Election day for the 2016–19 triennium was Saturday, 8 October 2016.
- 2016 Triennial Election Fact Sheet - (PDF, 200 KB)
Daily voting returns
Statistics on daily voting document returns are available via the document below.
Daily voting returns, final - (PDF, 45 KB)
Nominations
Nominations closed at noon on Friday, 12 August.
FAQs and guides for candidates
- Frequently asked questions about the elections process - (PDF, 553 KB)
- LGNZ Candidate Guide - (PDF, 547 KB)
- Candidate information handbook - (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Pre-election report 2016 - (PDF, 1.4 MB)
| Date - Year 2016 | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, 2 March - Saturday, 30 April | Ratepayer roll enrolment confirmation forms sent [Reg 16, Local Electoral Regulations 2001 (LER)] |
| Wednesday, 2 March - Wednesday, 6 July | Preparation of ratepayer roll [Reg 10, LER] |
| May | National ratepayer roll qualifications and procedures campaign [Sec 39, Local Electoral Act 2001 (LEA)] |
| Monday, 27 June | Enrolment Services, Electoral Commission (ES) enrolment update campaign commences |
| Wednesday, 13 July | Public notice of election, calling for nominations, rolls open for inspection [Sec 42, 52, 53, LEA] |
| Friday, 15 July | Nominations open / rolls open for inspection [Sec 42, LEA] |
| Friday, 12 August | Nominations close (12 noon) / rolls close [Sec 5, 55, LEA, Reg 21, LER] |
| Wednesday, 17 August - Wednesday, 24 August | Public notice of candidate names [Sec 65, LEA] |
| By Monday, 12 September | Electoral officer certifies final electoral roll [Sec 51, LEA, Reg 23, LER] |
| Friday, 16 September | ES letter sent to unpublished roll electors |
| Friday, 16 September - Wednesday, 21 September | Delivery of voting documents [Sec 5, LEA, Reg 51, LER] |
| Friday, 16 September - Saturday, 8 October |
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| By noon Friday, 7 October | Appointment of scrutineers (noon) [Sec 68, LEA] |
| Saturday, 8 October |
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| After noon Saturday, 8 October - Thursday, 13 October | Official count [Sec 84, LEA] |
| Saturday, 15 October - Wednesday, 19 October | Declaration/public notice of results [Sec 86, LEA] |
| Mid-December 2016 | Return of election expenses & donations form [Sec 112A, LEA] |
Ratepayer electors
Do you live in one area and pay rates on a property in another? If so, you may qualify to vote more than once at the local authority elections.
- If you live and vote in one council district, but also pay rates on a property in another district, you may be eligible to enrol as a non-resident ratepayer elector in that other council district.
- A firm, company, trust, corporation or society which pays rates on a property may nominate one of its members or officers as a non-resident ratepayer elector, provided that the nominator and the person nominated are both registered as Parliamentary electors at addresses which are outside the council district within which the property is situated.
- In the case of partners, joint tenants and tenants in common, who collectively pay rates on a property, one of the group may be nominated to be entered on the ratepayer electoral roll. Again, the nominated person and the nominator must be registered as Parliamentary electors at addresses which are outside the council district within which the property is situated.
A non-resident freephone number for non-resident ratepayer roll enquiries will be operational from 11 April to 26 August: 05 080 81016.
