Find results and statistics for the 2006 Māori Electoral Option.
The 2006 Māori Electoral Option ran from 03 April to 02 August 2006.
The Māori Electoral Option is a chance for all enrolled voters of Māori descent to choose which electoral roll to be on — the general roll or the Māori roll.
Learn more about Māori Electoral Options
Results and statistics for the 2006 Māori Electoral Option
Final results for the 2006 Māori Electoral Option
Changes to electoral roll type
New enrolments of Māori descent
Impact on rolls
Total rolls at end of option
Māori Roll to General Roll (A)
General Roll to Māori Roll (B)
General Roll (C)
Māori Roll (D)
Net Impact on Māori Roll +/(-) (E)
Net Impact on General Roll +/(-) (F)
Māori on Māori Roll
Māori on General Roll
7,294
14,294
2,366
7,914
14,914
(4,364)
222,362 (58%)
163,615 (42%)
Column E = B-A+D
Results by general electorate for the 2006 Māori Electoral Option
Electorate
Māori Roll to General Roll
General Roll to Māori Roll
Net Impact on Roll +/(-)
New Māori Descent Enrolments
Aoraki
53
87
(34)
15
Auckland Central
74
166
(92)
38
Banks Peninsula
65
115
(50)
19
Bay of Plenty
221
380
(159)
80
Christchurch Central
88
198
(110)
47
Christchurch East
80
180
(100)
38
Clevedon
152
286
(134)
57
Clutha-Southland
82
105
(23)
22
Coromandel
147
260
(113)
42
Dunedin North
65
112
(47)
34
Dunedin South
61
97
(36)
33
East Coast
324
831
(507)
90
East Coast Bays
64
101
(37)
22
Epsom
37
66
(29)
11
Hamilton East
149
245
(96)
61
Hamilton West
271
357
(86)
84
Helensville
89
160
(71)
36
Hutt South
124
199
(75)
25
Ilam
48
77
(29)
18
Invercargill
137
198
(61)
42
Kaikōura
98
134
(36)
38
Mana
134
244
(110)
41
Māngere
86
314
(228)
51
Manukau East
108
256
(148)
36
Manurewa
180
553
(373)
63
Maungakiekie
72
201
(129)
32
Mt Albert
74
168
(94)
19
Mt Roskill
55
126
(71)
21
Napier
180
321
(141)
45
Nelson
82
156
(74)
32
New Lynn
57
131
(74)
19
New Plymouth
139
191
(52)
56
North Shore
60
98
(38)
12
Northcote
84
148
(64)
20
Northland
266
614
(348)
56
Ohāriu-Belmont
63
107
(44)
10
Otago
64
104
(40)
16
Ōtaki
158
289
(131)
34
Pakuranga
43
94
(51)
14
Palmerston North
133
225
(92)
47
Piako
130
261
(131)
48
Port Waikato
123
246
(123)
48
Rakaia
57
104
(47)
11
Rangitikei
141
250
(109)
32
Rimutaka
107
186
(79)
37
Rodney
96
141
(45)
23
Rongotai
86
212
(126)
14
Rotorua
316
682
(366)
86
Tāmaki
64
150
(86)
25
Taranaki-King Country
138
248
(110)
55
Taupō
200
459
(259)
79
Tauranga
179
209
(30)
51
Te Atatū
117
246
(129)
34
Tukituki
182
438
(256)
60
Waimakariri
78
124
(46)
27
Wairarapa
126
269
(143)
36
Waitakere
70
239
(169)
29
Wellington Central
91
137
(46)
22
West Coast-Tasman
70
128
(58)
25
Whanganui
159
327
(168)
46
Whangārei
224
400
(176)
67
Wigram
73
144
(71)
35
General Rolls Total 7,294 14,294 (7,000) 2,366
Results by Māori electorate for the 2006 Māori Electoral Option
Māori Electorate
General Roll to Māori Roll
Māori Roll to General Roll
Net Impact on Roll +/(-)
New Māori Descent Enrolment
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
1,884
840
1,044
1,291
Tainui
1,770
1,023
747
1,165
Tāmaki Makaurau
2,347
867
1,480
1,420
Te Tai Hauāuru
1,881
1,054
827
1,017
Te Tai Tokerau
2,006
1,045
961
902
Te Tai Tonga
2,682
1,525
1,157
1,035
Waiariki
1,724
940
784
1,084
Māori Rolls Total 14,294 7,294 7,000 7,914
Totals for all electorates for the 2006 Māori Electoral Option
General Roll to Māori Roll and
New Māori Descent Enrolment
Total
21,588
10,280
