Representation of women in government
The proportion of female elected members of regional councils in local authority elections.
| Region | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2004 | 2007 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 25.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Auckland | 38.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Waikato | 50.0 | 36.0 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 33.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 29.0 | 36.0 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Taranaki | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 18.0 | 27.0 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Wellington | 31.0 | 38.0 | 46.0 |
| 10 | Tasman | 15.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Nelson | 42.0 | 25.0 | 42.0 |
| 12 | Marlborough | 25.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 |
| 13 | West Coast | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Canterbury | 21.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 |
| 15 | Otago | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Southland | 17.0 | 17.0 | 25.0 |