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Regional Summary Sheet

Regional
council areas:

Voter turnout - local authority elections Reported voter turnout - general elections Representation of women in local government Perceived discrimination (personal)

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Territorial
authority areas:

Voter turnout – local authority elections Representation of women in local government

Reported voter turnout - general elections

Percentage of people aged 15 years and over who said they had voted in the last general election²

Region	2008
Auckland	78.5
Wellington	82.6
Northland group (comprising Northland, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne)	80.5
Rest of North Island	80.1
Canterbury	76.7
Rest of South Island	80.7
New Zealand	79.5

Source: Statistics New Zealand, 2008 New Zealand General Social Survey
Note: (1) The survey was conducted between March 2008 and March 2009.