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Election turnout up for all age groups
Wednesday 01 November 2017
Electoral Commission
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Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
Election turnout up for all age groups
The turnout of voters at the 2017 General Election was up on 2014 across all age groups, with a 6.5% increase for younger voters.
Overall turnout as a percentage of enrolled electors was 79.8%, the highest turnout since 2005 when it was 80.9%.
The Electoral Commission has released a breakdown of voting statistics for the 2017 General Election by age and Māori descent which can be found at http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2017-general-election/2017-general-election-results/voter-turnout-statistics.
The figures show an increase in the number of voters as a proportion of enrolled electors in each age band compared with the 2014 election.
| Age band | 2014GE Turnout | 2017GE Turnout | Change |
| 18 - 24 | 62.7% | 69.3% | 6.5% |
| 25 - 29 | 62.1% | 67.6% | 5.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 67.4% | 70.9% | 3.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 72.8% | 74.3% | 1.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 76.2% | 77.8% | 1.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 78.6% | 80.0% | 1.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 80.8% | 81.9% | 1.1% |
| 55 - 59 | 83.3% | 84.1% | 0.8% |
| 60 - 64 | 86.0% | 86.2% | 0.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 88.1% | 88.2% | 0.2% |
| 70+ | 85.8% | 86.3% | 0.6% |
The turnout of voters who have identified themselves as being of Māori descent has also increased across the Māori and General Rolls from 67.6% in 2014 to 71.1% in 2017 (3.5%).
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