Representation Arrangements for the 2019 Local Elections
Under the Local Electoral Act 2001, all local authorities are required to carry out reviews of their representation arrangements at least every six years.
The Otago Regional Council reviewed its representation arrangements on 15 August 2018, and are proposing the below representation arrangements (which are the same as the current arrangements) for the elections to be held on 12 October 2019.
If you’d like to make a submission on the representation arrangements, you can email repreview@orc.govt.nz, or complete the submission form below.
More information about the review process can be found in the document library section.
Submissions close 28 September 2018.
Council Representation
It is proposed that the Council will comprise 12 members elected from four (4) constituencies. The four constituencies reflect the following identified communities of interest:
| Constituency | Community of Interest |
| Moeraki | One (1) member representing the Moeraki constituency comprising the Otago portion of Waitaki District territorial area, being part of the Ahuriri and Corriedale wards, and the entirety of the Oamaru and Waihemo wards. |
| Dunstan | Three (3) members representing the Dunstan constituency comprising the Central Otago District and Queenstown Lakes District territorial areas. |
| Molyneux | Two (2) members representing the Molyneux constituency comprising the Clutha District territorial area and the Mosgiel-Taieri and Strath-Taieri community board areas located within the Dunedin City territorial area. |
| Dunedin | Six (6) members representing the Dunedin constituency comprising central Dunedin and the Waikoutiti Coast, West Harbour, Otago Peninsula and Saddle Hill community board areas located within the Dunedin City territorial area. |
The population that each member will represent is as follows:
Constituency | Population (Est 2017 – Stats NZ) | Members | Population per member |
Moeraki | 20,400 | 1 | 20,400 |
Dunstan | 57,400 | 3 | 19,133 |
Molyneux | 35,600 | 2 | 17,800 |
Dunedin | 110,800 | 6 | 18,467 |
224,200 | 12 |
In accordance with section 19V(2) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the population that each member represents must be within the range of 18,683 +/-10% (i.e. 16,815 to 20,551) unless particular community of interest considerations justify otherwise.
No proposed constituencies fall outside of the stipulated range.
