Voting document returns 2025

Ngā Whakahoki Pepa Pōti 2025

Voting document returns for the 2025 Gisborne District Council elections are updated on weekdays.

The data shows the number and percentage of electors who have returned their documents in each ward, along with daily return rates and comparisons to the 2022 and 2019 elections.

Voting closes 12 noon Saturday 11 October

Ward / Electors6 Oct7 Oct8 Oct9 Oct10 Oct11 Oct
Tairāwhiti General225     
22,3365575
25.0%     
Tairāwhiti Māori75     
11,7312575
22.0%
Total300     
34,0678150
23.9%
Daily %0.9%     
2022 Returns16.0%19.5%21.7%28.7%32.4%43.4%
2019 Returns22.1%23.9%30.9%35.3%38.0%50.1%
Ward / Electors 29 Sept 30 Sept 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct
Tairāwhiti General 275 525 650 275 200
22,336 3700 4225 4875 5150 5350
16.6% 18.9% 21.8% 23.1% 24.0%
Tairāwhiti Māori 225 150 300 50 75
11,731 1925 2075 2375 2425 2500
16.4% 17.7% 20.2% 20.7% 21.3%
Total 500 675 950 325 275
34,067 5625 6300 7250 7575 7850
16.5%18.5%21.3%22.2%23.0%
Daily % 1.5% 2.0% 2.8% 1.0% 0.8%
2022 Returns 1.8% 4.5% 8.0% 8.0% 13.9%
2019 Returns 10.8% 11.0% 14.4% 16.8% 19.1%
Ward / Electors 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept
Tairāwhiti General 0 850 525 450 250
22,336 1350 2200 2725 3175 3425
6% 9.8% 12.2% 14.2% 15.3%
Tairāwhiti Māori 125 350 200 225 100
11,731 825 1175 1375 1600 1700
7.0% 10.0% 11.7% 13.6% 14.5%
Total 125 1200 725 675 350
34,067 2175 3375 4100 4775 5125
6.4% 9.9% 12.0% 14.0% 15.0%
Daily % 0.4% 3.5% 2.1% 2.0% 1.0%
2022 Returns     0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
2019 Returns     1.2% 3.0% 5.6%
Ward / Electors 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept
Tairāwhiti General 200 100 475 350 225
22,33620030077511251350
  0.9% 1.3% 3.5% 5.0% 6.0%
Tairāwhiti Māori 100 50 300 150 100
11,731100150450600700
  0.9% 1.3% 3.8% 5.1% 6.0%
Total 300 150 775 500 325
34,067300450122517252050
  0.9% 1.3% 3.6% 5.1% 6.0%
Daily %0.9%0.4%2.3%1.5%1%
2022 Returns     
2019 Returns