Voter turnout was 61% of the national electorate. It determines the local representative for that electorate (geographic electoral district). Most male political leaders showed anxiety about having a female majority in the new electorate. The following is a breakdown of the party vote received in each electorate. Party membership is tied into geographically-based branches in each parliamentary electorate. After some indecision, Craig elected to stand in the East Coast Bays electorate. Almost 70 percent of the electorate voted. It won 480,987 votes representing 11.62% of the electorate. As of early September, Jindal was polling at 1 percent among the Republican primary electorate. All political parties are able to spend $20,000 per electorate seat. Each candidate got 31% of the electorate. She also became Labour's candidate for the safe National electorate of Waikato. He was the first confirmed candidate for the Epsom electorate. In June 2008 Bridges was selected as the party's candidate for the Tauranga electorate. GetUp! has defended the effectiveness of its campaigning in Dutton's electorate.