What You Can Vote For

Mixed-ward system

Elections are an important way you can make a difference by voting or representing our community as a candidate. For Nelson City Council, the community will be electing a mayor and 12 councillors through a mixed-ward system.

View an interactive map of the ward boundaries.

What can I vote for?

If you are on the Māori roll, you will be able to vote for the Mayor, one Māori ward councillor and three “at large” councillors.

If you are on the general roll, you will be able to vote for the Mayor and four general ward councillors in their ward, in addition to three “at large” councillors.

Breakdown of mixed-ward system

The wards are broken down as follows:

• Central Ward – comprises the northern, central and eastern parts of the region.
• Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward – comprises the southern urban part of the region.
• Whakatū Māori Ward – encompasses the full Nelson city electoral boundary for those on the Māori electoral roll.