Voting places for the New Zealand general elections in 2008, 2011 and 2014
voting_placesA data frame with 7,909 rows and 15 variables.
electorate_number
electorate. Name of electorate in which the voting place is
physically located.
voting_place_id.
voting_place_suburb
northing Coordinates, on one of two incompatible systems - either NZTM2000 or NZMG -
see the coordinate_system variable for which.
easting as per northing
longitude Use with caution.
latitude Use with caution.
voting_place. Address of the VotingPlace. Cross-references to
nzge$voting_place.
election_year. Year in which this was a voting place for the election.
coordinate_system. Either NZMG (New Zealand Map Grid) or NZTM2000 (New Zealand Transverse
Mercator Projection)
TA2014_NAM. Name of the Territorial Authority in which the voting
place is physically located. Use with caution.
REGC2014_n. Name of the Regional Council in which the voting place is physically located. Use with caution.
AU2014. Number of the Area Unit in which the voting place is physically located. Use with caution.
MB2014. Number of the Mesh Block in which the voting place is physically located. Use with caution.
There are problems with the locations of many voting places which will be resolved in future versions.