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Council Representation Review
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Otago Regional Council undertook its representation review in 2024. These are the steps that were taken:
- 23 August 2023 – council resolved to change electoral system to Single Transferable Vote (STV) for the 2025 and 2028 elections.
- Late 2023 – no decision was taken to consider the introduction of a Māori Ward.
- 21 November 2023 – workshop to outline the Membership Representation Review process and considerations
- 6 December 2023 – council paper to agree approach to the review
- February 2024 – early engagement through letters to territorial authorities, Rūnaka and an online community survey
- 21 March 2024 – workshop to consider early engagement feedback, data, communities of interest and potential options
- 22 May 2024 – council paper to consider potential options for the initial proposal
- 26 June 2024 – council paper adopting an initial proposal
- 10 July – 8 September 2024 – consultation on initial proposal (ORC releases initial proposal for 2025 local election representation)
- 3 October 2024 – hearings and deliberations took place
- 23 October 2024 - final proposal adopted
- 30 October – 3 December 2024 – appeals period notified via public notice (Public notice: Final proposal for representation arrangements for the 2025 local elections)
- 3 March 2025 – hearing run by the Local Government Commission
- 2 April 2025 – Local Government determination issued upholding ORC’s final proposal.
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Constituencies in Otago
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Constituency |
Communities of interest |
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Moeraki Constituency |
Comprising the Otago portion of the Waitaki District territorial area, being part of the Ahuriri and Corriedale wards, and the entirety of the Oamaru ward and Waihemo ward. |
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Dunedin Constituency |
Comprising the central Dunedin and the Waikouaiti Coast, West Harbour, Otago Peninsula and Saddle Hill community board areas located within the Dunedin City territorial area. |
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Dunstan Constituency |
Comprising the Central Otago District and Queenstown Lakes District territorial areas. |
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Molyneux Constituency |
Comprising the Clutha District territorial area and Mosgiel-Taieri and Strath-Taieri community board areas located within the Dunedin City territorial area. |
The population that each member will represent is as follows:
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Constituency |
Population
|
Members |
Population per member |
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Moeraki Constituency |
22,300 |
1 |
22,300 |
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Dunedin Constituency |
115,200 |
5 |
23,040 |
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Dunstan Constituency |
78,800 |
4 |
19,700 |
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Molyneux Constituency |
38,300 |
2 |
19,150 |
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Total |
254,600 |
12 |
21,217 |
In accordance with section 19V(2), Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each member represents must be within the range of 21,217 +/- 10% (19,096 – 23,338), unless particular community of interest considerations justify otherwise.
All of the proposed constituencies fall within the stipulated range.
More representation review info
What is a representation review?
Every six years councils must review how communities are represented in the make-up of their council. Learn about our representation review.
Representation review FAQs
View frequently asked questions about ORC's representation review in 2024.
Dunstan awarded extra regional councillor by Local Government Commission
The Local Government Commission has determined the Dunedin constituency will lose 1 regional councillor in favour of the Dunstan constituency gaining 1.
