|
In this section
Council members and meetings
|
Council members and meetings
Elections2007 Local Body Elections | Election results | How to become an elected representative | Avondale/Roskill Ward by-election | Ward boundaries 2007 Local Body ElectionsView the election results.
The elections were conducted under the provisions of the new Local Electoral Act 2001, the Local Electoral Regulations 2001, and the Local Government Act 2002.
PositionsElections were held for the following positions:
How to enrolTo vote and stand in elections you need to be registered on the electoral roll. You can register or check your enrolment details by:
Those eligible to vote at the elections are all resident electors and non-resident ratepayer electors whose names appear on the electoral rolls when they close. Resident rollAll parliamentary electors are automatically enrolled on the local body residential electoral roll at the address where they live. Any changes to the resident roll (address details, postal details, etc) should be made by:
Ratepayer rollIf a person is on the parliamentary roll in one area and pays rates on a property in another area, they may be eligible to be enrolled on the non-resident ratepayer roll. A firm, company, corporation or society paying rates on a property, may nominate one of its members or officers as a ratepayer elector (providing the nominated person resides outside of the area). Ratepayer roll enrolment forms are available:
Any changes to the ratepayer roll should be made at the council's electoral office. If you would like to know which ward you are in see the ward boundary maps. Electoral systemThe First Past the Post electoral system will be used for all elections except for the Auckland District Health Board election which will use the Single Transferable Voting electoral system. VotingVoting was conducted by postal vote. Voting documents were sent to all eligible electors by post from Friday 21 September 2007. The voting period was the three weeks (Friday 21 September to noon, Saturday 13 October 2007). Auckland District Health Board electionsThe STV (Single Transferable Voting) electoral system was used for the Auckland DHB issue which Auckland City Council is required to conduct on behalf of the ADHB. You can find further information on this subject by clicking on the following links:
Auckland City Council election 2004Click here for the results of the 2004 Auckland City Council elections. Contact detailsFor further information regarding these elections, please contact the electoral office:
Updated October 2007 |
Email this page
Format to print
Triennial elections for elected members of all local bodies throughout New Zealand
were conducted by postal vote, on Saturday 13 October 2007. 
To
view PDFs download Acrobat Reader from the
