Smacking Referendum Results
The interim results are:
1,622,150 votes cast which I think is a 54% response rate. That is higher than most local body elections and pretty good for a referendum not held with a general election.
87.6% voted no and 11.8% vote yes.
A massive victory for common sense.
As a proportion of total enrolled adults, 47% voted no, 46% did not vote and only 7% voted yes.
Detailed results are here.
The three electorates with the lowest no votes are:
- Wellington Central 62.1%
- Rongotai 69.6%
- Auckland Central 70.1%
I think it shows how different opinion is within those enclaves, compared to most of the country. Having said that even WC almost had 2:1 voting no.
The electorates with the highest no votes (all 92.6%) are:
- Waikato
- Clutha-Southland
- Hunua
- Taranaki – King Country
The number of electorates who in each band for the no vote are:
- 60% – 65% 1
- 65% – 70% 1
- 70% – 75% 1
- 75% – 80% 3
- 80% – 85% 13
- 85% – 90% 22
- 90% – 95% 29
The turnout range varied from 32.8% in Tamaki Makaurau to 65.1% in Bay of Plenty.