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Election Issues

In these elections, persons may stand as:

Mayor of Christchurch City and/or;	Persons standing for any or all of these issues cannot stand for the Canterbury Regional Council.
A member of the Christchurch City Council and/or;
A member of the following community boards: Burwood/Pegasus Fendalton/Waimairi Hagley/Ferrymead Riccarton/Wigram Spreydon/Heathcote Shirley/Papanui
A member of the Canterbury Regional Council. (Persons standing for the Regional Council cannot stand for the Mayoralty, City Council or a Community Board.)
A member of the Canterbury District Health Board

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The city is divided into 12 wards and six communities.
These are:

Ward	No Councillors	Approximate No Electors (2001)
Burwood	2	19,476
Fendalton	2	19,312
Ferrymead	2	19,420
Hagley	2	16,543
Heathcote	2	19,593
Papanui	2	19,556
Pegasus	2	16,467
Riccarton	2	19,155
Shirley	2	17,653
Spreydon	2	17,896
Waimairi	2	18,546
Wigram	2	18,789
Total	24	222,406

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Community Boards

Community	Constituent Wards	No Elected Members
Burwood/Pegasus	Burwood	3
	Pegasus	3
Fendalton/Waimairi	Fendalton	3
	Waimairi	3
Hagley/Ferrymead	Hagley	3
	Ferrymead	3
Riccarton/Wigram	Riccarton	3
	Wigram	3
Shirley/Papanui	Shirley	3
	Papanui	3
Spreydon/Heathcote	Spreydon	3
	Heathcote	3
Total		36

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Christchurch City is divided into four Canterbury Regional Council constituencies.
These are:

Name of Constituency	No Members	Comprising
Christchurch North	2	Papanui Ward Shirley Ward Burwood Ward
Christchurch East	2	Pegasus Ward Hagley Ward Ferrymead Ward
Christchurch South	2	Heathcote Ward Spreydon Ward Wigram Ward
Christchurch West	2	Fendalton Ward Riccarton Ward Waimairi Ward
Total	8

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Christchurch City will elect five members of the Canterbury District Health Board.
These five members will all be elected at large, across the whole of Christchurch.

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