Kia ora David

 

Thank you for your request.

 

I am acknowledging receipt of your Official Information Act request ‘Can
you please provide for each general election under MMP (if practical) a
breakdown of the number of overseas votes cast in each election by method
of delivery’, received 14 October 2018.

 

Under the Official Information Act, we have 20 working days for response.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri  

PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand

Phone +64 4 495 0030 | Fax +64 4 495 0031 | [1]http://www.elections.org.nz

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Dear David

 

Thank you for your e-mail request of 14 October 2018 under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) regarding international voting mechanisms. 

 

Specifically you have asked for each general election under MMP (if
practical) a breakdown of the number of overseas votes cast in each
election by method of delivery. For example:

 

·         Votes posted

·         Votes faxed

·         Votes cast at overseas booths in diplomatic posts

·         Votes transmitted through the Internet

·         Other

·         Total overseas votes.

 

The table below provides a breakdown of the method used to return overseas
votes at each general election since 2002.   A breakdown isn’t available
for the 1996 and 1999 elections, however we have included the total number
of votes returned from overseas at those two elections.   

 

General
Election 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
Upload
system                      22,333          40,050
Overseas         
voting place     8,892          11,721          12,243          10,285          13,170          18,653
        
Fax     6,055          13,780          17,624            9,038            2,541                824
 
Postal            2,329            2,644            3,404            2,117            2,008            1,628
Other (e.g.
dictation,
fishing
vessels,
military                               
deployments)     484   7                  56                  80                369
Total      
Received 13,966       13,552       17,760          28,145          33,278          21,496          40,132          61,524

 

I trust this answers your request.  You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to complain to the Ombudsmen if you are not satisfied with the response to your request.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Kristina Temel

Electoral Commission

 

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