What the official record says
This Act is the Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on . This Act amends the Electoral Act 1993. In section 3(1), replace the definition of with: means the total ordinarily resident population on counting day, excluding the Māori electoral population In section 3(1), insert in their appropriate alphabetical order: means a reference date within the meaning of of the Data and Statistics Act 2022 means a Parliament during the term of which a periodic division of New Zealand into General electoral districts and Māori electoral districts must be made in accordance with the requirements of sections 35 and 45 After section 3(1), insert: For the purposes of the definition of General electoral population,— means— the day that— is during the term of a specified