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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Electoral rolls

114: Supply of electoral information to candidates, political parties, and members of Parliament

You could also call this:

"Getting voter information from the Electoral Commission"

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The Electoral Commission must give you information about voters if you ask for it. You can ask for information like names and addresses of voters. You might need to pay a fee for this information and you must promise to use it only for allowed purposes. The Electoral Commission can give you the information in a list or electronically. If you want the information electronically, you might need to give them a storage device. The Electoral Commission can also give you information about whether a voter is of Maori descent or what age group they are in. You can be a candidate, a political party, or a member of Parliament to ask for this information. There are rules about how to ask for the information and what you can do with it. You can read more about these rules in the Electoral Act 1993, for example in section 104 and section 267, and section 112(1)​(a).

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Part 5Registration of electors
Electoral rolls

114Supply of electoral information to candidates, political parties, and members of Parliament

  1. The Electoral Commission must supply to a person specified in subsection (2), on a request made in accordance with this section by that person,—

  2. the information described in subsection (3); and
    1. if the person so requests, the information described in subsection (4).

      1. The persons referred to in subsection (1) are—

      2. any candidate or any person acting on behalf of a political party who wishes to obtain the information for the purposes of the candidate or the political party:
        1. any candidate or any person acting on behalf of a political party who wishes to obtain the information for the purposes of the candidate or the political party in connection with any local authority elections:
          1. a member of Parliament or person acting on behalf of a member of Parliament who wishes to obtain the information for the purposes of the member of Parliament:
              1. any other person charged with responsibilities in relation to the conduct of any official publicity or information campaign to be conducted on behalf of the Government of New Zealand and relating to electoral matters or the conduct of any general election or by-election.

                1. The information referred to in subsection (1)(a) is—

                2. the names, residential addresses, meshblock, and postal addresses of, and any randomly generated number assigned by the Electoral Commission to, any or all of the following persons:
                  1. the electors of an electoral district:
                    1. the persons whose names are on the dormant roll for an electoral district:
                      1. the electors of an electoral district who were registered as electors for that district on or after the date fixed for the closing of the main roll for the district pursuant to section 104, or on or after a date nominated by the applicant, that date being not earlier than the date on which the roll was last closed for printing:
                        1. the electors of an electoral district whose names have been removed from the electoral roll for that district on or after a date nominated by the applicant, that date being not earlier than the date on which the roll was last closed for printing; and
                        2. if the person to whom the information is being supplied is one described in subsection (2)(b), the electors of a local authority district or subdivision of a local authority district.

                          1. The information referred to in subsection (1)(b) is,—

                          2. whether the elector is of Maori descent; or
                            1. a list of electors of Maori descent; or
                              1. the age group within which the elector appears; or
                                1. a list of electors in a particular age group; or
                                  1. any or all of the above.

                                    1. Information supplied by the Electoral Commission under this section may be supplied—

                                    2. in the form of a computer-compiled list; or
                                      1. in electronic form, including by the giving of remote access to the information by electronic means.

                                        1. A request for information from a person described in subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c) must,—

                                        2. if the information is sought in electronic form supplied on an electronic storage medium, be accompanied by a storage medium for that electronic information; and
                                          1. be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
                                            1. be accompanied by a statement, on a form to be provided by the Electoral Commission, by the person seeking the information that the information is required for purposes permitted by this section and will not be used for any purpose other than those for which it is supplied.

                                              1. A request for information from a person described in subsection (2)(d) or (e) must, if the information is sought in electronic form supplied on an electronic storage medium, be accompanied by a storage medium for that electronic information.

                                              2. Regulations made under section 267 may prescribe fees, or a scale of fees, for the supply of computer-compiled lists and electronic storage media by the Electoral Commission to any person under this section, and for the giving of remote access to the information by electronic means.

                                              3. For the purposes of this section and section 112(1)(a),—

                                                age group means, in relation to electors, those whose birthdays fall within a period of 5 years (being the first half or the second half of a decade)

                                                  decade means a period of 10 years that begins with a year that is divisible, without remainder, by 10.

                                                  Notes
                                                  • Section 114: substituted, on , by section 38 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
                                                  • Section 114(1): amended, on , by section 52(17)(r) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                                                  • Section 114(2)(d): repealed, on , by section 52(11) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                                                  • Section 114(3)(a): amended, on , by section 21 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
                                                  • Section 114(3)(a): amended, on , by section 52(17)(r) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                                                  • Section 114(5): amended, on , by section 52(17)(r) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                                                  • Section 114(6)(c): amended, on , by section 52(17)(r) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                                                  • Section 114(8): amended, on , by section 52(17)(r) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).