Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Electoral rolls

106: Form of main roll and supplementary rolls

You could also call this:

"What the electoral roll looks like"

When you look at the main roll and supplementary rolls for a district, you will see the names and addresses of the people on the roll, listed in alphabetical order by surname. You will notice the names on each page are numbered, starting from 1 on each page. The pages are also numbered, starting from 1 for the main roll and continuing from the last page of the previous roll for supplementary rolls. You can find your number on the roll by looking at the number next to your name, along with the page number where your name appears. The Electoral Commission can divide the main roll and supplementary rolls into smaller groups for statistics, but they need to get approval from the Government Statistician first. This helps with keeping track of information about the electors in each district.

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Topics:

Government and voting > Elections

105: Supplementary rolls to be printed, or

"Special voting list for people not on the main list is printed for each election"

107: Composite rolls, or

"A list of all voters in a district, including main and supplementary roll names"

Part 5Registration of electors
Electoral rolls

106Form of main roll and supplementary rolls

The main roll and supplementary rolls printed for a district must show the names and residences of the persons included on the roll, arranged alphabetically in order of surnames.
The names on each page of the main roll and of every supplementary roll printed for any district shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number 1 in the case of the first name on each page.
The pages of every main roll or supplementary roll printed for any district shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number 1 in the case of the first page of the main roll and, in the case of a supplementary roll, with the number immediately following the number of the last page of the last printed roll of the district, whether main or supplementary.
The number appearing on the main roll or, as the case may be, on any supplementary roll printed for any district against the name of any elector, preceded by the number of the page on which his or her name appears, shall be deemed to be his or her number on the roll.
With the consent of the Government Statistician, the Electoral Commission may divide the main electoral roll and every supplementary roll into such statistical subdivisions, as the Government Statistician approves.

Notes

Section 106(1): replaced, on 20 December 2025, by section 16 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
Section 106(5): amended, on 21 March 2017, by section 51 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).