Enrolment and turnout

	2008	2005	2002
Total enrolled	2,990,759	2,847,396	2,670,030
Māori roll	229,666	208,003	194,114
Māori on general roll	175,764	169,759	157,192
% age eligible enrolled	95	95	94
Overseas mailing address (Note: overseas electors may have NZ mailing address)	59,667	43,535	34,202

*Total enrolled by age group*
18-24	336,408	323,401	313,196
25-29	243,152	236,157	233,376
30-39	556,049	565,046	547,705
40-49	614,030	591,341	541,287
50-59	511,101	477,053	427,176
60+	730,019	654,398	607,286
Average number on electoral roll in each electorate	42,725	41,267	38,696
Average electoral population per electorate	57,566	54,179	54,179

		2008	2005	2002
NZ as % on roll		79.5	80.9	76.9
NZ as % age eligible		75.1	77.1	74.6
Highest electorate as % on roll	Ōtaki	85.0	86.5	82.9
Lowest electorate as % on roll	Tāmaki Makaurau	58.5	62.0	54.2
Highest Māori electorate as % on roll	Waiariki	64.5	69.8	58.7
Lowest general electorate as % on roll	Manukau East	71.5	72.9	70.9

Turnout includes both informal and disallowed votes in the calculation.