Elections of members of local authorities are held once every three years, voting has finished for the 2019 local election.
By-Election: Murupara Community Board - Galatea Waiohau Subdivision | 2019 Election Results »
Voting Returns
Voting has finished. In this section, we'll provide statistics on how many people voted and when.
Full statistics on daily voting document returns, final return count - (PDF, 145 KB)
| Ward or Community Board (Subdivisions) / Total Enrolled Voters | Received Final - Incl. Specials |
|---|---|
| Murupara (Galatea-Waiohau) 568 Enrolled Voters Percentage Received | 245 43.1% |
| Murupara (Murupara) 993 Enrolled Voters Percentage Received | 336 33.8% |
| Murupara (Te Urewera) 267 Enrolled Voters Percentage Received | 115 43.1% |
| Rangitaiki 6759 Enrolled Voters Percentage Received | 3509 51.9% |
| Tāneatua 2179 Enrolled Voters Percentage Received | 1169 53.6% |
| Whakatāne-Ōhope 13,273 Enrolled Voters Percentage Received | 7139 53.8% |
| 2019 Total 24,039 Enrolled Voters Total Percentage Received | 12513 52.05% |
| Total Percentage Returned (previous years) 2010 2013 2016 | 56.5% 48.9% 48.36% |
Daily Voting Document Returns
Elections 2019 Timetable
The timetable below outlines when key election-related events will occur.
| Date - Year 2019 | Event |
|---|---|
| ✔ Friday, 19 July | Nominations open for candidates. Nominations have to be sent to the electoral officer for the council, district health board or licensing trust. Rolls open for inspection at council offices and other sites locally. |
| ✔ Friday, 16 August | Nominations close at 12 noon. Rolls close. After this date, anyone who is entitled to vote and who is not enrolled as an elector, or whose details are incorrectly recorded on the roll, will have to cast a 'special vote'. |
| ✔ Wednesday, 21 August | Election date and candidates’ names publicised by electoral officers. |
| ✔ 20-25 September | Voting documents delivered to households. Electors can post the documents back to electoral officers as soon as they have voted. |
| ✔ 12 October | Polling day - The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at 12 noon. Preliminary results (i.e. once all 'ordinary' votes are counted) will be available as soon as possible afterwards. |
| ✔ 17-23 October (or as soon as practicable) | Official results (including all valid ordinary and special votes) declared. |