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True or False? It is compulsory to enrol to vote in NZ.
True or False? The voting age is 18.
True or False? The number of Māori electorates is determined by the number of Māori on the Māori roll.
True or False? Everywhere in New Zealand is covered by both a General electorate and a Māori electorate.
True or False? All electorates have roughly the same number of people in them.
True or False? If you’re of Māori descent, you can choose to vote in the Māori electorate where you live or the General electorate.
True or False? When we enrol to vote we are all put on the General roll by default.
True or False? As of 31st March 2023, Māori voters can change between the Māori roll and the General roll any time except in the three months leading up to an election or by-election.
True or False? If ALL Māori who were enrolled to vote went onto the Māori roll there would be around 13 Māori seats in Parliament.
True or False? The same rules apply to the General and Māori electorates.
True or False? Having Māori seats mean that Māori get more votes than everyone else.
True or False? The more Māori seats there are in Parliament, the fewer general seats we have.
True or False? You have to be registered with your iwi to be on the Māori roll.
True or False? If a polling booth doesn’t have a copy of the Māori roll, a Māori voter can cast a ‘special vote’.
True or False? We have had Māori seats in Parliament since 1867 but Māori wards in local government have only been around since 2001.
True or False? Māori representation in local government is proportionate to Māori in the population.
True or False? A Māori ward in local elections is like a Māori seat/electorate in general elections.
True or False? Establishment of General wards follows the same legal process as the establishment of Māori wards.
True or False? If a Māori ward is proposed by a local council, a poll on the issue has to be held if 50% of electors request it.
True or False? Poll provisions for establishing Māori wards were removed in 2021 and then reinstated in 2024.
True or False? When the Māori seats in Parliament were first established they were only supposed to be in place for 5 years.
True or False? Non-Māori cannot contest Māori seats.
True or False? In local elections, owners of multiple properties can have multiple votes.
