Introduction
The Clutha District Council is represented by a
Mayor, who is elected by all of the district's voters, and 14
Councillors. Councillors are elected from eight wards. These are:
- Balclutha Ward (4 members)
- Bruce Ward (3 members)
- Catlins Ward (1 member)
- Clinton Ward (1 member)
- Clutha Valley Ward (1
member)
- Kaitangata-Matau Ward (1
member)
- Lawrence-Tuapeka Ward (1
member)
- West Otago Ward (2 members)
There are also Community Boards for
Lawrence-Tuapeka and West Otago, each made up of 6 members.
Elections are held under the Local Electoral Act
2001, the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 and the Local Government Act 2002.
2019 Elections
Triennial elections for elected members of the Clutha District Council are to be conducted, by postal vote, on Saturday 12 October 2019.
The elections will be conducted under the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 and will be undertaken by Election Services, under contract to Clutha District Council.
Representation Review 2017/18
We are required to review our representation arrangements before the 2019 local body election, so we ask for your feedback before we make decisions about things like the number of councillors, how they should be elected, and the role of community boards.
Before the Representation Review process which initially began in November 2017 we were represented by a Mayor elected by all the voters in the district and 14 councillors elected by voters in seven wards. We also had two community boards, one for West Otago and the other for the Lawrence-Tuapeka Ward, each with 6 members. In addition, Council had agreed to retain the status quo by not establishing a Maori ward. This followed discussions with iwi, who indicated their preference to retain the status quo.
Council is now at the end of the review process having considered submissions at a Council Meeting on 6 September 2018 and adopted the final proposal.Enrol to vote
To vote in a local authority election you must be:
- 18 years of age or over,
- Enrolled as a parliamentary
elector at the address where you live; or
- Enrolled as a ratepayer
elector for a property you own in a different district or city from where
you live.
If you are already enrolled, you should receive
papers before the next elections in the post outlining the details Elections
New Zealand holds. If those details are correct, you need do nothing. If they
are not correct, or you do not received anything in the mail, go online
to www.elections.org.nz, call 0800 367 656, or complete the appropriate
form at any Post Shop before the Electoral Roll closes for that election.
If you live in one area and pay rates on a property
in another then you may qualify to enrol on the ratepayer electoral roll.
Contact the electoral office on 0800 922 822.
Please note that if you are on the Parliamentary
electoral roll you will automatically be on the local authority residential
electoral roll.