222Election information

#### 222 Election information 222 Election information > > (1) After an election, the Electoral Commissioner must ensure that the following information is publicly available— > > > > > (a) the number of first preference votes given for each candidate, > > > > > (b) in relation to a periodic Council election—the number of first preference votes given for each group, > > > > > (c) the details of distribution of preference votes. > > > (2) After an election, the Electoral Commissioner must ensure that— > > > > > (a) each registered party that so requests, and > > > > > (b) each member of Parliament who is not a member of a registered party and who makes a request in respect of the member’s district, > > > > is provided with election information containing the names and the addresses of electors who voted (other than silent electors and itinerant electors), whether they voted personally, by post or by another method authorised under this Act and, if they voted at a voting centre for the district for which the electors were enrolled, the location of that voting centre. > > > (3) Election information provided under subsection (2) must only be used in connection with an election. > > > (4) A person must not use, or cause or permit the use of, election information provided under this section for any purpose other than in connection with an election. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. > > > (5) The Electoral Commissioner may, before providing information under subsection (2), require the registered party or member of Parliament give the Electoral Commissioner an undertaking that the party or member’s systems and procedures will be adequate to preserve the security of that information. > > > (6) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with an undertaking given under subsection (5). > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. > > > (7) The regulations may deal with the making of undertakings under this section. > > > (8) Subsection (9) applies if the Electoral Commissioner believes it necessary to ensure either of the following is not ascertainable— > > > > > (a) the way an elector voted at an election, > > > > > (b) health information, within the meaning of the [Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-071), about an elector. > > > (9) Despite subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner may— > > > > > (a) refuse to provide the requested election information, or > > > > > (b) give the election information in a form or format that the Electoral Commissioner believes ensures the information is not ascertainable. > > Note. > > Division 7 of Part 5 (Inspection of authorised rolls and lists of enrolled persons and provision of enrolment information) contains provisions regarding access to certain enrolment information. > > **s 222:** Am 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[93\].