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Almost 50,000 people have been removed from the electoral roll in the past month because they have moved to new homes.
Electoral Enrolment Centre manager Murray Wicks said this was the same as a complete electorate of voters losing the right to vote or about the same as the winning margin of party votes recorded at the 2005 election.
In the past month the Electoral Enrolment Centre's enrolment drive has seen 49,641 people taken off the electoral roll because their enrolment update packs have been returned as undeliverable.
"We are talking serious numbers of people who have been removed from the electoral roll because they've changed their address and not updated their enrolment details," Mr Wicks said.
"They now need to re-enrol so their votes will count at this year's election."
The Wellington Central, Dunedin North, Ikaroa Rawhiti, Waiariki and Auckland Central electorates have had the most voters removed from the rolls.
Of those removed from the roll 19,753 (40 per cent) were aged 18 to 29 years.
The centre has been holding an enrolment drive for the past month and 90.4 per cent of the estimated eligible voting population or 2.8 million are now correctly enrolled to vote.
Number of electors removed from the electoral roll since 5 May 2008 by electorate.
Auckland Central - 1207
Bay of Plenty - 628
Botany - 349
Christchurch Central - 977
Christchurch East - 475
Clutha-Southland - 595
Coromandel - 487
Dunedin North - 1429
Dunedin South - 620
East Coast - 643
East Coast Bays - 487
Epsom - 768
Hamilton East - 1013
Hamilton West - 892
Helensville - 556
Hunua - 380
Hutt South - 907
Ilam - 716
Invercargill - 632
Kaikoura - 473
Mana - 532
Mangere - 561
Manukau East - 738
Manurewa - 608
Maungakiekie - 899
Mt Albert - 869
Mt Roskill - 605
Napier - 722
Nelson - 759
New Lynn - 592
New Plymouth - 697
North Shore - 526
Northcote - 692
Northland - 465
Ohariu - 532
Otaki - 519
Pakuranga - 608
Palmerston North - 955
Papakura - 554
Port Hills - 635
Rangitata - 530
Rangitikei - 535
Rimutaka - 629
Rodney - 530
Rongotai - 1113
Rotorua - 852
Selwyn - 151
Tamaki - 504
Taranaki-King Country - 404
Taupo - 718
Tauranga - 915
Te Atatu - 815
Tukituki - 689
Waikato - 419
Waimakariri - 228
Wairarapa - 472
Waitakere - 708
Waitaki - 576
Wellington Central - 1689
West Coast-Tasman - 477
Whanganui - 392
Whangarei - 509
Wigram - 832
Hauraki-Waikato - 1045
Ikaroa-Rawhiti - 1157
Tamaki Makaurau - 970
Te Tai Hauauru - 1005
Te Tai Tokerau - 902
Te Tai Tonga - 1093
Waiariki - 1180
- NZPA
