The 2007 New Zealand local elections (Māori: Nga Pōtitanga ā-Rohe 2007) were triennial elections that were held from September until 13 October 2007 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of various other local government bodies.
All 12 of New Zealand's regions and all 73 cities and districts participated in the election.
Key dates
Background
Voting system The single transferable vote (STV) method was first used at the 2004 local elections, when ten districts and city councils employed this alternative to first-past-the-post voting (FPP). Of those ten, two district councils—Papakura and Matamata-Piako—reverted to FPP. The remaining eight councils that used STV in 2007 were Kaipara, Thames-Coromandel, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington, Marlborough, Dunedin, and the Chatham Islands. All other councils used first past the post.
All district health boards (DHBs) used STV.
Campaign
Elections
Regional councils The regional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils. +CouncilElectoral SystemSeatsCouncillorsTurnoutDetailsSources2004Result All 12 councils 134
Territorial authorities The city and district level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by territorial authorities. Some of these also have the powers of regional governments and are known as unitary authorities. The Chatham Islands have their own specially legislated form of government. +CouncilElectoral SystemSeatsCouncillorsTurnoutDetailsSources2004Result All 73 councils 791
Mayors All territorial authorities (including the unitary authorities) directly elected mayors. Territorial authorityIncumbentElectedRunner-upDetailsSources
Analysis
Aftermath
References
External links Elections New Zealand Local Authority Election Statistics 2007 (Provided by the Department of Internal Affairs) New Zealand STV information site (Provided by the Department of Internal Affairs) STV and FPP in New Zealand local body elections (Provided by the Department of Internal Affairs) The results of the 2007 elections (on The New Zealand Herald website)