Figures from the Electoral Commission show that at present 89.25% of eligible voters are enrolled in the Dunedin electorate — ahead of the 87% who were enrolled by the same time in 2020. Enrolments in 2020 increased to 89.4% by election day.
At present 93.68% of eligible voters are enrolled in the Taieri electorate — about the same as the 93.8% enrolled by the same time in 2020. Enrolments in 2020 increased to 96.8% by election day.
You are eligible to enrol and vote if you are 18 years or older, a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, and you have lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more at some time in your life.
Enrolling and voting means you can have a say on the issues that affect you.
Voting
Advance voting starts on Monday, October 2, and ends on October 13.
On election day, Saturday, October 14, all voting places will be open from 9am to 7pm.
For more information on the 2023 general election, and to find a list of voting places, visit vote.nz
You can search by electorate and suburb.
A "meet the candidates" event for voters in the Dunedin electorate will be held next Friday, from 7pm at St Philip’s Presbyterian Church community centre, 121 Belford St, Waverley.
CANDIDATES
DUNEDIN ELECTORATE
Rachel Brooking (Labour)
Cyndee Elder (New Conservatives)
Francisco Hernandez (Greens)
Keegan Langeveld (NZ First)
Steve Lawton (NZ Loyal)
Adrian McDermott (Aotearoa Legalise
Cannabis Party)
Tim Newman (Act)
Jim O’Malley (Independent)
Ben Peters (TOP)
Pamela Taylor (Independent)
Michael Woodhouse (National Party)
TAIERI ELECTORATE
Changrong Dong (Independent)
Matthew French (National)
Mac Gardner (Independent)
Ingrid Leary (Labour)
Burty Meffan (Act)
Mark Patterson (NZ First)
Fred Roberts (NZ Loyal)
David Webber (Independent)
Scott Willis (Greens)
