The 2006 Māori Electoral Option, which ran from Monday 3 April to Wednesday 2 August 2006, is now over.

During the four month Option, every eligible Māori had the opportunity to choose to be enrolled on the general electoral roll or the Māori electoral roll.

All people eligible to enrol to vote, who are New Zealand Māori or of New Zealand Māori descent could take part in the Māori Electoral Option.

During the Option, a total of 21,588 Māori changed their type of electoral roll and another 10,280 Māori enrolled for the first time.

The choices Māori made and the comparison with the previous two Options are set out below:



Year	Changes to Electoral Roll Type		New Enrolments of Māori Descent		Impact on Rolls to Date
	Māori Roll to General Roll (A)	General Roll to Māori Roll   (B)	General Roll   (C)	Māori Roll   (D)	Māori Roll +/(-)   (E)	General Roll +/(-)   (F)
2006	7,294	14,294	2,366	7,914	14,914	(4,634)
2001	4,866	13,872	3,436	15,138	24,144	(5,570)
1997	7,040	14,471	2,664	10,517	17,948	(4,767)

Column E = B-A+D

Column F = A-B+C

The following table details the 2006 Māori Electoral Option results by electorate:



General Electorate	Roll Type Changes			New Māori Descent Enrolments
	Māori Roll to General Roll	General Roll to Māori Roll	Net Impact on Roll +/(-)
Aoraki	53	87	(34)	15
Auckland Central	74	166	(92)	38
Banks Peninsula	65	115	(50)	19
Bay of Plenty	221	380	(159)	80
Christchurch Central	88	198	(110)	47
Christchurch East	80	180	(100)	38
Clevedon	152	286	(134)	57
Clutha-Southland	82	105	(23)	22
Coromandel	147	260	(113)	42
Dunedin North	65	112	(47)	34
Dunedin South	61	97	(36)	33
East Coast	324	831	(507)	90
East Coast Bays	64	101	(37)	22
Epsom	37	66	(29)	11
Hamilton East	149	245	(96)	61
Hamilton West	271	357	(86)	84
Helensville	89	160	(71)	36
Hutt South	124	199	(75)	25
Ilam	48	77	(29)	18
Invercargill	137	198	(61)	42
Kaikoura	98	134	(36)	38
Mana	134	244	(110)	41
Mangere	86	314	(228)	51
Manukau East	108	256	(148)	36
Manurewa	180	553	(373)	63
Maungakiekie	72	201	(129)	32
Mt Albert	74	168	(94)	19
Mt Roskill	55	126	(71)	21
Napier	180	321	(141)	45
Nelson	82	156	(74)	32
New Lynn	57	131	(74)	19
New Plymouth	139	191	(52)	56
North Shore	60	98	(38)	12
Northcote	84	148	(64)	20
Northland	266	614	(348)	56
Ohariu-Belmont	63	107	(44)	10
Otago	64	104	(40)	16
Otaki	158	289	(131)	34
Pakuranga	43	94	(51)	14
Palmerston North	133	225	(92)	47
Piako	130	261	(131)	48
Port Waikato	123	246	(123)	48
Rakaia	57	104	(47)	11
Rangitikei	141	250	(109)	32
Rimutaka	107	186	(79)	37
Rodney	96	141	(45)	23
Rongotai	86	212	(126)	14
Rotorua	316	682	(366)	86
Tamaki	64	150	(86)	25
Taranaki-King Country	138	248	(110)	55
Taupo	200	459	(259)	79
Tauranga	179	209	(30)	51
Te Atatu	117	246	(129)	34
Tukituki	182	438	(256)	60
Waimakariri	78	124	(46)	27
Wairarapa	126	269	(143)	36
Waitakere	70	239	(169)	29
Wellington Central	91	137	(46)	22
West Coast-Tasman	70	128	(58)	25
Whanganui	159	327	(168)	46
Whangarei	224	400	(176)	67
Wigram	73	144	(71)	35
General Rolls Total	7,294	14,294	(7,000)	2,366
Māori Electorate	Roll Type Changes			New Māori Descent Enrolments
	General Roll to Māori Roll	Māori Roll to General Roll	Net Impact on Roll +/(-)
Ikaroa-Rawhiti	1,884	840	1,044	1,291
Tainui	1,770	1,023	747	1,165
Tamaki Makaurau	2,347	867	1,480	1,420
Te Tai Hauauru	1,881	1,054	827	1,017
Te Tai Tokerau	2,006	1,045	961	902
Te Tai Tonga	2,682	1,525	1,157	1,035
Waiariki	1,724	940	784	1,084
Māori Rolls Total	14,294	7,294	7,000	7,914
Total	21,588	21,588	-	10,280

The number of Māori enrolled to vote on the general roll and the Māori roll following the Option will be used by Statistics New Zealand with the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings to determine the number of General and Māori Electorates.

2006 Māori Electoral Option: Results