Election Statistics
| Total Voting | 2014 | 2011 | 2008 | 2005 | 2002 |
| Number enrolled | 3,140,417 | 3,070,847 | 2,990,759 | 2,847,396 | 2,670,030 |
| Total votes cast | 2,446,297 | 2,278,989 | 2,376,480 | 2,304,005 | 2,055,404 |
| Number of informal votes* cast - Party | 10,857 | 19,872 | 11,970 | 10,561 | 8,631 |
| Number of informal votes* cast - Candidates | 27,886 | 53,332 | 25,332 | 24,801 | 26,529 |
| Turnout (all voters) | 77,90% | 74.21% | 79.46% | 80.92% | 76.98% |
| Special Voting | |||||
| Number of special votes cast | 331,005 | 263,469 | 270,965 | 248,677 | 218,846 |
| Percentage of total votes cast | 135% | 11.56% | 11.40% | 10.79% | 10.65% |
| Electorate with the most special votes | Wellington Central | Wellington Central | Wellington Central | Wellington Central | Wellington Central |
| Number of special votes disallowed | 28,811 | 21,263 | 19,517 | 17,815 | 15,156 |
| Number of special votes disallowed - as percentage of special votes cast | 8.70% | 8.07% | 7.2% | 7.16% | 6.93% |
| Overseas Voting | |||||
| Number of overseas votes cast |
40,132 |
21,496 | 33,278 | 28,145 | 17,760 |
| Top five overseas voting places (votes issued) |
London (3,736) Melbourne (716) Perth (549) Gold Coast (447) Brisbane (420) |
London (1,134) Apia (442) Melbourne - VEC office (359) Melbourne - AEC office (178) Sydney - NSWEC office (161) |
London (2,964) Melbourne (603) Sydney (594) Rarotonga (372) Apia (361) |
London (3,402) Sydney (657) Melbourne (533) Brisbane (442) Apia (346) |
London (2,881) Sydney (790) Melbourne (395) Brisbane (384) Apia (334) |
| Advance Voting | |||||
| Number of Advance Votes | 702,137 | 324,336 | 267,078 | 197,938 | 132,609 |
| Percentage of voters | 28.7% | 14.2% | 11.27% | 8.59% | 6.45% |
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Māori Roll |
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| Number of voters on Māori Roll | 239,941 | 233,100 | 229,666 | 208,003 | 194,114 |
| Number of votes in Māori electroates | 156,147 | 135,734 | 143,334 | 139,510 | 111,745 |
| Turnout (Māori Roll) | 65.08% | 58.23% | 62.41% | 67.07% | 57.57% |
*Informal votes are where the voter's intention is not clear.
Last updated: 30 March 2017