In 2022, many New Zealand cities adopted STV. Some had already been using STV
These cities used STV in 2022 --
Dunedin City Council
Far North District Council (1st time to use STV)
Gisborne District Council (1st time to use STV)
Hamilton City Council (1st time to use STV)
Kaipara District Council
Kapiti Coast District Council
Marlborough District Council
Nelson City Council (1st time to use STV)
New Plymouth District Council
Palmerston North City Council
Porirua City Council
Ruapehu District Council
Tauranga City Council
Wellington City Council.
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Details
Dunedin City Council
Mayor and 14 councillors elected at-large
2022 election 39 candidates ran
political parties and Indpendents and undeclared
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Wellington City Council used wards pop deviation percent per from deviation
pop. DM mmbr average
Takapū/Northern General 48,800 3 16,267 1,496 +10.12
Wharangi/OnslowWestern General 43,300 3 14,433 -338 -2.23
Pukehīnau/Lambton General 44,100 3 14,700 -71 -0.48
Paekawakawa/Southern General 37,500 2 12,500 2,271 -15.38
Motukairangi/Eastern General 33,100 3 16,550 1,779 +12.04
Total General (at-large) 206,800 14 Avg 14771
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori (at-large) 9,410 1 9,410 N/A N/A
Total 216,210 15 14,414
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Greater Wellington Regional Council
The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies, three of which are multi-member constituencies:
Pōneke/Wellington – 5 councillors
Kāpiti Coast – 1
Wairarapa – 1.
In October 2023, the council voted to also establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local elections
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STV used by some NZ cities as far back as 2004 (or earlier?)
The 2001 local elections were the last occasion when first-past-the-post voting (FPP) was used exclusively.
From the 2004 elections onwards, territorial authorities and regional councils could choose between FPP and the single transferable vote (STV) method.[2]
District health board elections had to use STV from 2004 and were changed to at-large elections
2004:
"Apart from the district health boards, ten district or city councils used the STV method for the 2004 local elections:
Kaipara, Papakura, Matamata-Piako, Thames-Coromandel, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington, Marlborough, Dunedin, and the Chatham Islands."
from Wiki "2004 NZ local elections"
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