Statistics

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We publish statistics each month showing how many people are enrolled in each Māori electorate, general electorate, local council district, and council voting area.

Enrolment statistics

We also publish quarterly statistics showing the number of people of Māori descent on the Māori roll and the general roll, broken down by electorate and age. 

Quarterly enrolment statistics

The following table shows roll changes and new Māori enrolments between 31 March and 13 July 2023. New enrolments include 17-year-olds enrolling on the provisional roll.

   Roll changes New enrolments
Date General to Māori Māori to general Māori roll General roll
31 Mar - 30 Apr 3261 2827 298 181
31 Mar - 1 Jun 5518 4801 811 449
31 Mar - 13 Jul (total) 8109 6478 2133 1108

The next boundary review, which will determine the number of Māori and general electorates, will take place before the 2026 General Election. We will provide electoral roll data to Stats NZ on 1 April 2024 for this calculation.

Determining the number of Māori and general electorates

Changes by Māori Electorate: 31 March - 13 July 2023
  General roll to Māori roll Māori roll to general roll New enrolments on Māori roll
Hauraki-Waikato 956 807 275
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 912 888 222
Tāmaki-Makaurau 1,351 768 484
Te Tai Hauāuru 1,171 818 210
Te Tai Tokerau 1,238 929 365
Te Tai Tonga 1,539 1,358 352
Waiariki 942 910 225
Total 8,109 6,478 2,133