Local Electoral Boundary

Download: see below The intention of Stats NZ providing this provisional dataset is to make available the boundaries that will be used for the local body elections being held in October 2022. This dataset was the provisional set of boundaries for 2023 as defined by the territorial authorities and Local Government Commission but maintained by Stats NZ (the custodian). The data was confirmed and updated in 2025. Subdivisions: are set up under the Local Government Act 2002 and Local Electoral Act 2001. A subdivision is a division of a community or local board area for electoral purposes. Subdivisions are defined at meshblock level, and do not coincide with the statistical area 1 (SA1) geography or the statistical area 2 (SA2) geography. A number of territorial authorities do not have subdivisions, and if they do, the subdivisions do not necessarily cover the whole territorial authority area. Subdivisions nest within community or local boards. Where a community or local board is divided into subdivisions all of the community or local board area must be included in a subdivision. Download here Local boards: are set up under the Local Government Act 2002 and Local Electoral Act 2001. Their purpose is to administer the affairs of communities with populations not less than 1,500 within rural, urban, or metropolitan districts of a territorial authority. A community board’s functions, powers, and duties are delegated at the discretion of its parent territorial authority and these may differ between localboards. Localboards and their boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections. Local boards fall within the community board classification but their boundaries are changed by way of reorganisation applications under the Local Government Act 2002, and not through the representation review process. Local board names can be changed as part of a representation review process. Download here Wards: were originally set up within any territorial authority with a population of at least 20,000. Wards are defined under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and result from dividing a territorial authority for electoral purposes. The ward system was designed to allow for the recognition of communities within a territorial authority and to increase community involvement in the local government system. Territorial authorities can now choose whether they would like to maintain electoral wards. As a result, the number of wards has steadily decreased since they were first created in 1989. Ward boundaries are reviewed in the year before the three-yearly local government elections. Download here Downloaded 7 July 2023 from https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/109168-subdivision-2023-provisional/ Credit: Auckland Council, Stats NZ下载方式：见下文 新西兰统计局（Stats NZ）发布该临时数据集的初衷，是向公众提供将用于2022年10月地方选举的选举边界数据。本数据集为2023年选举边界的临时版本，由各区域行政当局与地方政府委员会（Local Government Commission）划定，由作为托管方的新西兰统计局（Stats NZ）维护。该数据集已于2025年完成确认与更新。 选区细分（Subdivisions）：根据《2002年地方政府法》与《2001年地方选举法》设立。选区细分是为选举目的对社区或地方委员会辖区进行的划分，以统计区块（meshblock）为单位划定边界，与统计区域1（SA1）、统计区域2（SA2）的地理边界均不重合。部分区域行政当局未设立选区细分，即便设立，其覆盖范围也未必涵盖区域行政当局的全部辖区。选区细分嵌套于社区或地方委员会辖区之内，若某社区或地方委员会辖区被划分为若干选区细分，则该辖区的全部区域均需被纳入某一选区细分之中。 下载链接：此处 地方委员会（Local boards）：根据《2002年地方政府法》与《2001年地方选举法》设立，负责管理区域行政当局下属农村、城镇或都会区内人口不少于1500人的社区事务。社区委员会的职能、权限与职责由其上级区域行政当局酌情授权，不同地方委员会的授权范围可能存在差异。地方委员会及其边界会在每三年一度地方政府选举的前一年进行审议调整。地方委员会属于社区委员会范畴，但其边界变更需依据《2002年地方政府法》通过重组申请流程办理，而非通过代表审议程序。地方委员会的名称可在代表审议程序中进行变更。 下载链接：此处 选举分区（Wards）：最初仅在人口不少于20000的区域行政当局内设立，依据《2001年地方选举法》划定，为选举目的对区域行政当局辖区进行划分而产生。选举分区制度旨在认可区域行政当局内部的不同社区，并提升社区对地方治理体系的参与度。如今区域行政当局可自主选择是否保留选举分区制度，因此自1989年选举分区首次设立以来，其数量已持续减少。选举分区的边界会在每三年一度地方政府选举的前一年进行审议调整。 下载链接：此处 本数据集于2023年7月7日从 https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/109168-subdivision-2023-provisional/ 下载，数据来源：奥克兰市政厅（Auckland Council）、新西兰统计局（Stats NZ）