Gisborne District Council Election Statistics

The Department of Internal Affairs collects statistics about the triennial local council elections.

There are two electoral systems which councils can use. First Past the Post (FPP) and Single Transferable Voting (STV).

Electoral System

This table shows which electoral system was used by the Gisborne District Council at the last three local elections.

	2001	2004	2007
Electoral system used in the election	FPP	FPP	FPP

This table describes key features of the mayoral election for Gisborne District Council at the last three local elections.

	2001	2004	2007
Number of mayoral candidates	4	2	2
Sitting mayor	Stood Down	Re-elected	Re-elected
Gender of the elected mayor	Male	Male	Male
Number of enrolled electors	28,409	28,487	29,523
Number of actual voters	17,594	14,817	15,393
Voter turnout for the election	62%	52%	52%

Source: Local Authority Elections Statistics, The Department of Internal Affairs

This table describes the key features of the election of councillors for Gisborne District Council at the last three elections.

	2001	2004	2007
Number of council positions	14	14	14
Average number of electors per council position	2,029	2,035	2,109
Number of candidates in the election	39	34	32
Percentage of council members re-elected	18%	32%	41%
Gender of elected councillors	Male: 71% Female: 29%	Male: 64% Female: 36%	Male: 71% Female: 29%
Number of enrolled electors	28,408	28,486	29,523
Number of actual voters	16,991	13,451	14,806
Percentage of turnout for the election	60%	47%	50%

Source: Local Authority Elections Statistics, The Department of Internal Affairs