Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Electoral Act 1993

Election expenses, donations, and annual financial statements - Election expenses of registered promoters

206V: Maximum amount of registered promoter's total election expenses

You could also call this:

"How much a registered promoter can spend on an election"

Illustration for Electoral Act 1993

If you are a registered promoter, your total election expenses for a regulated period must not be more than $417,000. This amount is set by the law and can be changed by the Governor-General using an Order in Council under section 266A. The $417,000 includes goods and services tax.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM3489721.

Topics:
Government and voting > Elections
Previous

206U: Offence to incur unauthorised election expense, or

"Breaking election expense rules can get you in trouble"

Next

206W: Apportionment of advertising expenses for publication of election advertisement promoted by registered promoter both before and during regulated period, or

"How to fairly split advertising costs for election ads run before and during the election period"

Part 6AElection expenses, donations, and annual financial statements
Election expenses of registered promoters

206VMaximum amount of registered promoter's total election expenses

  1. The total election expenses of a registered promoter in respect of any regulated period must not exceed $417,000 (or such other amount as is prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council under section 266A).

  2. The amount in subsection (1) is inclusive of goods and services tax.

Notes
  • Section 206V: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137).
  • Section 206V(1): amended, on , by clause 7 of the Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order 2025 (SL 2025/119).