13 June 2024
D Watson
By email to:
[FYI request #26948 email]
Dear Mr Watson
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 2024/34
On Wednesday 22 May 2024 you made a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA)
for the following information:
I previously raised an OIA concerning electoral commission finances, while this provided
answers I was unable to compare it to previous elections.
I would like a breakdown in the same manner as provided in the following OIA
https://fyi.org.nz/request/13701-costs-of-general-election
The same categorisations as the above should be used for the breakdown please. Where
there is more than a 10% difference between elections please provide an explanation
Attached is an expenditure table which is broken down in the same manner as the referenced OIA
response. Comments have been added to provide an explanation where there is a difference of
more than 10% between elections.
Further analysis of budget and expenditure can be found within Annual reports, these can be found
within our corporate publications page, here
https://elections.nz/about/about-the-electoral-
commission/corporate-publications/annual-reports/.
Reports of the Electoral Commission on the 2020 and 2023 General Elections can be found on the
following links: 2020 GE
Report-of-the-Electoral-Commission-on-the-2020-General-Election-and-
referendums.pdf (elections.nz), 2023
GE Report-on-the-2023-General-Election.pdf (elections.nz).
In the interests of transparency, we release responses to Official Information Act requests every 3
months. We will publish this response with your personal details redacted.
Electoral Commission
Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street, PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone +64 4 495 0030 Fax +64 4 495 0031
www.vote.nz | www.elections.nz
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to the Ombudsman if you are
not satisfied with the response to your request. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Emma Gillard
Manager, Finance and Administration
Electoral Commission
Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street, PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Telephone +64 4 495 0030 Fax +64 4 495 0031
www.vote.nz | www.elections.nz