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Almost 50,000 kiwis removed from Electoral roll

Jun 4, 2008 | Media release

Almost 50,000 people have been removed from the electoral roll in the past month – the same as a complete electorate of voters losing the right to vote or about the same as the winning margin of party votes recorded at the 2005 election.

In the past month the Electoral Enrolment Centre’s enrolment drive has seen 49,641 people taken off the electoral roll because their enrolment update packs have been returned as undeliverable.

“We are talking serious numbers of people who have been removed from the electoral roll because they’ve changed their address and not updated their enrolment details.  They now need to re-enrol so their votes will count at this year’s election,” says Murray Wicks, National Manager, Electoral Enrolment Centre.

  • The Wellington Central, Dunedin North, Ikaroa Rāwhiti, Waiariki and Auckland Central electorates have had the most voters removed from the rolls.
  • 19,753 (40 percent) removed from the electoral rolls are aged 18 to 29 years.

“Whenever you shift house or flat you must update your enrolment details to ensure you stay enrolled to vote,” says Mr Wicks. “It’s not too late for people to enrol. We are urging them to do it now and be ready to vote whenever the election is held. 

“If you didn’t get a personalised enrolment update pack early in May then you need to enrol. 

“Enrolling is easy. Enrolment forms are available by freetexting your name and address to 3676, going online to www.elections.org.nz, or visiting any PostShop or calling 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 36 76 56).  You can also check and update your details online at the website,” says Mr Wicks.

The enrolment drive, which includes a multi media and communications programme as well as working in the community to reach people eligible to vote, continues right up until the day before election day.

The drive has been going for a month and 90.4 percent of the estimated eligible voting population or 2.836 million are now correctly enrolled to vote.

Information about enrolling to vote is available in 21 languages from www.elections.org.nz.

For further information please contact Murray Wicks, National Manager, Electoral Enrolment Centre ph (04) 801 0701 or (027) 249 4508.

 

Number of electors removed from the electoral roll since 5 May 2008 by electorate 

 

01 Auckland Central 1,207   36 Ōtaki 519
02 Bay of Plenty 628   37 Pakuranga 608
03 Botany 649   38 Palmerston North 955
04 Christchurch Central 977   39 Papakura 554
05 Christchurch East 475   40 Port Hills 635
06 Clutha-Southland 595   41 Rangitata 530
07 Coromandel 487   42 Rangitīkei 535
08 Dunedin North 1,429   43 Rimutaka 629
09 Dunedin South 620   44 Rodney 530
10 East Coast 643   45 Rongotai 1,113
11 East Coast Bays 487   46 Rotorua 852
12 Epsom 768   47 Selwyn 151
13 Hamilton East 1,013   48 Tāmaki 504
14 Hamilton West 892   49 Taranaki-King Country 404
15 Helensville 556   50 Taupō 718
16 Hunua 380   51 Tauranga 915
17 Hutt South 907   52 Te Atatū 815
18 Ilam 716   53 Tukituki 689
19 Invercargill 632   54 Waikato 419
20 Kaikōura 473   55 Waimakariri 228
21 Mana 532   56 Wairarapa 472
22 Māngere 561   57 Waitakere 708
23 Manukau East 738   58 Waitaki 576
24 Manurewa 608   59 Wellington Central 1,689
25 Maungakiekie 899   60 West Coast-Tasman 477
26 Mt Albert 869   61 Whanganui 392
27 Mt Roskill 605   62 Whangarei 509
28 Napier 722   63 Wigram 832
29 Nelson 759   64 Hauraki-Waikato 1,045
30 New Lynn 592   65 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 1,157
31 New Plymouth 697   66 Tāmaki Makaurau 970
32 North Shore 526   67 Te Tai Hauāuru 1,005
33 Northcote 692   68 Te Tai Tokerau 902
34 Northland 465   69 Te Tai Tonga 1,093
35 Ōhariu 532   70 Waiariki 1,180
      TOTAL 49,641

NB: a number of electorate names have macrons

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