New Zealand Legislation: Acts

5A General description of First Past the Post electoral system

• For local electoral purposes, the First Past the Post electoral system,—

  • (a) in the case of an election, has the following features:—

    • (i) voters may cast as many votes as there are positions to be filled:

    • (ii) where a single position is to be filled, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is elected:

    • (iii) where more than 1 position is to be filled, the candidates equal to the number of positions who receive the highest number of votes are elected:

  • (b) in the case of a poll, has the features specified in paragraph (a) as if, with all necessary modifications, every reference to a candidate were a reference to the matter or matters that are the subject of the poll.

  Sections 5A and 5B were inserted, as from 7 July 2004, by section 4 Local Electoral Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 62).