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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Delivering democracy? An analysis of New Zealand's District Health Board elections, 2001 and 2004

Robin Gauld

Australian Health Review 29(3) 345 - 352
Published: 2005

Abstract

The district health board (DHB) system is New Zealand?s present structure for the governance and delivery of publicly-funded health care. An aim of the DHB system is to democratise health care governance, and a key element of DHBs is elected membership of their governing boards. This article focuses on the electoral component of DHBs. It reports on the first DHB elections of 2001 and recent 2004 elections. The article presents and discusses data regarding candidates, the electoral process, voter behaviour and election results. It suggests that the extent to which the DHB elections are contributing to aims of democratisation is questionable.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AH050345

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