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Introduction

New Zealand local elections are held every three years, with the most recent election for Auckland Council taking place between 9 September and 11 October 2025.

This short report provides information on who voted in the 2025 Auckland Council elections (referred to as voter turnout) in terms of age, Māori descent status, local board area, neighbourhood area (SA2), and relative socio-economic deprivation. This report replicates similar analyses conducted in 2019 and 2022 and therefore provides an opportunity to reflect on changes over time.

The results shown here are based on final election results as they stood in November 2025. Subsequently, the Manukau District Court declared the results for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board void, due to allegations of voter fraud. A new election is being held for this subdivision between 9 March and 9 April 2026.

Based on the main election results (which include the 2025 Papatoetoe subdivision results), there were 1,199,907 registered electors in Auckland, of whom 345,004 (29%) voted. This proportion is lower than in the previous two elections (35% in both 2019 and 2022).

In New Zealand, people are eligible to enrol and vote if they are 18 years or older, a New Zealand citizen or resident for electoral purposes, and have lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more at some time in their life. Eligible voters must be enrolled on the Electoral Roll however voting is not compulsory.

Auckland Council, February 2026

See also

The demographic characteristics of the 2025 Auckland Council election candidates and elected members

2022 Auckland local election voter turnout. Who did and did not vote?

2019 Auckland local election voter turnout. Who did and did not vote?

Increasing voter turnout in Auckland local government elections: results from a behavioural insights trial, Auckland Council technical report June 2020, TR2020/006