My Account
Beginning in the late 1980s, the overall trend in voter turnout is declining in both local and parliamentary elections in NZ.
The total average turnout for local authority elections is around 43 per cent and on average, as councils become larger, the decline is greater.
At the last local government election in 2019, just 369,190 (34.7%) of Auckland’s eligible electors voted.
Turnout in Auckland has been trending down over the past three decades.
Turnout was lowest for 26-30 year olds (only 20% in this age group voted) but increased with age, reaching a high of 61 per cent amongst 76-80 year olds.
The proportion of female elected members has been trending upward since the reform of local government in 1989 and currently sits at its highest level at 40.5 per cent. Sources, LGNZ & RIMU
