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Turnout trends

11 May

Electorate and turnout 1964 to 2026

Year

Electorate

Turnout

1964

179,870

29.4%

1968

177,134

25.1%

1971

183,134

29.4%

1974

176,445

22.5%

1978

176,760

31.1%

1982

163,758

31.4%

1986

160,536

34.9%

1990

157,951

36.5%

1994

151,895

37.6%

1998

139,273

28.4%

2002

157,505

25.5%

2006

187,702

34.5%

2010

195,058

52.7%

2014

195,419

40.6%

2018

207,461

35.8%

2022

227,141

28.8%

2026

234,520

34.9%

 

Thursday’s turnout of 34.9% represents an uptick from 2022 and reverses a consistent downward trend since 2010.