2018 Māori Ward Poll

The final result for the Manawatu District Council Maori Representation Poll that closed on Tuesday 15 May 2018 is:

  Votes ReceivedPercentage
AGAINST 7,268 77.04
FOR 2,147 22.76
INFORMAL 1 0.01
BLANK VOTING PAPERS 18 0.19

The majority of those electors who voted in the poll voted AGAINST the proposal.

I therefore declare that the proposal to establish a Maori Electorate Ward for the Manawatu District Council was DEFEATED.

The voter return was 44.47%, being 9,434 votes.

Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer - Manawatu District Council
0800 666 924

16 May 2018