Voter turnout results
The voter turnout for the 2022 elections was 40.44% – slightly down from 42.2% in 2019.*
The graph below shows the turnout trend for local government elections since 1962. In 1962, it was 44%.
Average turnout by council size
Metro councils: 40.82%
Provincial councils: 44.01%
Rural councils: 49.31%