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Tçnâ koe Mr Woodgates

 

I refer to your request of 17 October 2022 for information regarding
Special Votes cast in previous Whangarei District Council elections.

 

Your request was referred to council’s Democracy and Assurance Department
for consideration and the answers to each of your questions is set out in
the table below:

 

a) the special vote tally for the 2022, 2019, 2016, and 2013 Whangarei
District Council local government elections

b) the percentage of the voting population of the Whangarei District that
cast a special vote in the 2022, 2019, 2016,
and 2013 Whangarei District Council local government elections

 

Election Year 2013 2016 2019 2022
Electors 55,079 57,859 61,612 66,894
Total Special Votes 398 263 453 734
Percentage 0.72% 0.45% 0.74% 1.10%

 

I hope this information is of some assistance in responding to your
request. If you believe we have not responded appropriately to your
request, you have the right by way of complaint, under section 27(3) of
the Act, to apply to the Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review of
the decision.

 

Kind regards

Emily

Emily Thompson she/ her ([1]why share pronouns?)

Manager – Democracy and Assurance

Whangarei District Council | Forum North | Private Bag 9023, Whangarei
0148 | [2]www.wdc.govt.nz

P 09 430 4200 | M 021 242 3863 | E [email address]

 

 

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