Christchurch City Libraries has Christchurch City Council Electoral Rolls from 1909 to the present day and are the best starting point for electoral information. Please note that Christchurch City Council rolls do not record people who lived beyond the boundaries of the city e.g. Riccarton, Waimairi, Paparua and Heathcote before amalgamation.
Christchurch City Council Archives do hold some Electoral Rolls, particularly for these local authorities who have been superseded. Most of these are held in our offsite storage. Rolls we hold include:-
CH789 – Lyttelton Borough Council Electors Rolls 1905-1977 [PDF 106KB]
CH350 – New Brighton Borough Council Electors Rolls 1929-1935 [PDF 236KB]
CH331 – Riccarton Borough 1962-1988
CH334 – Waimairi District Council 1950-1986
Paparua County Council 1953-1986
Akaroa County Council 1965-1989
Mt Herbert County Council 1965-1974
Wairewa County Council 1950-1986
