Local Electoral Act 2001

Representation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19E: Basis of election of members of regional council

You could also call this:

"How Regional Council Members Are Elected"

Illustration for Local Electoral Act 2001

You live in a region that must be divided into areas called constituencies for election purposes. The people in each constituency elect the members of the regional council. Each constituency must elect at least one member of the regional council. You elect the members of the regional council who represent your constituency. The members of the regional council cannot be elected in a way that is partly by the people in the whole region and partly by the people in each constituency. The regional council members are elected by the people in their own constituency. The rules for electing regional council members are found in the Local Electoral Act and other related laws, such as the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002. You can find more information about these laws on the legislation.govt.nz website. The laws about electing regional council members have been updated over time, including changes made on 25 December 2002.

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19D: Membership of regional councils, or

"Who can be on a regional council"

19EA: Membership of local boards, or

"Who can be on a local board and how many members it can have"

Part 1ARepresentation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19EBasis of election of members of regional council

A region must be divided into constituencies for electoral purposes.
The members of a regional council must be elected by the electors of each constituency of the region.
The members of a regional council may not be elected partly by the electors of the region and partly by the electors of each constituency of the region.
Each constituency must elect at least 1 member of the regional council.
The members of the regional council representing the respective constituencies of the region must be elected by the electors of those constituencies respectively.

Compare

1974 No 66 ss 101D(2), (3), 101E(1), (2)

Notes

Section 19E: inserted, on 25 December 2002, by section 6 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).