Blog Poll Results

Has been a year since my last summary of blog poll results. They are of course fun, not scientific. The results are:

  1. Only 17% said Richard Worth should remain as an MP
  2. 66% said David Shearer’s majority will be smaller than Helen Clark’s
  3. 16% of respondents use Twitter (June 2009)
  4. 58% agreed owners of safer cars should pay lower ACC levies
  5. 85% opposed the proposed requirement to add folic acid to bread
  6. 58% have smoked cannabis
  7. The favourite guest posters were Jadis 42%,  Tara Te Heke 29%, Peter Gibbons 24%
  8. With regard to mining on conservation land 50% said consider on case by case basis, 34% said drill baby drill and 16% said never allow
  9. 62% want a 4 year term for Parliament, 28% 3 years, 7% 5 years, and 3% 2 years
  10. 72% said Whanganui should be spelt Wanganui
  11. 34% change their razor blade less often than monthly, 31% monthly, 18% fortnightly, 16% weekly and 1% more than once a week
  12. 59% use Facebook, 21% Twitter, 9% Bebo and 7% My Space (Oct 2009)
  13. 47% support MMP, 23%, STV, 20% FPP, 6% SM and 4% PV
  14. 81% want competition for ACC
  15. 35% wants Police able to take DNA samples from those charged with a serious crime so long as the sample is destroyed if no conviction. 16% support DNA samples taken at birth.
  16. 50% named Chris Carter as the biggest trougher, 20% Hone Harawira, 18% Rodney Hide and 12% Bill English
  17. 76% wanted the Maori Party to expel Hone Harawira over his MF comments
  18. 55% think CIRs should be binding on Parliament
  19. 61% think Kevin Rudd will beat Tony Abbott
  20. 56% said for Xmas they were holidaying at home, 40% holidaying in NZ and 13% holidaying overseas
  21. 51% think Cameron Slater is not guilty
  22. 43% want Charles as King, 18% for William to take over, and 39% want a republic
  23. 43% think there should be no minimum wage, 18% say it should be $15, 11% more than $15, 9% $12.50, 7% $13.00, 7% $12.75, 5% $14.00
  24. The PM’s statement was given an A by 19%, a B by 29%, a C by 23%, a D by 125 and an E by 17%
  25. 62% support a lower minimum wage for under 20s
  26. 32% want a driving age of 18, 22% 16, 22% 15, 18% 17 and 6% 14
  27. 82% hate the proposed Wellywood sign
  28. 62% wanted the Govt to remove the ban on mining on Great Barrier Island
  29. 65% want retail shops to be able to open on Easter Sunday
  30. 84% think Superman would beat the Hulk (they are wrong – Hulk gets stronger as he gets madder)
  31. 64% thought David Cameron would become UK PM, 23% Gordon Brown and 13% Nick Clegg
  32. 34% think Andrew Little will be the next Labour Leader, 24% David Cunliffe, 18% Shane Jones, 8% Grant Robertson, 8% Trevor Mallard, 6% Maryan Street and 2% Ruth Dyson
  33. 42% want the alcohol purchase age to be 18, 40% wants 20, 9% greater than 20 and 9% under 18
  34. 58% would vote to retain MMP
  35. 31% rated the 2010 Budget very good, 36% good, 14% average, 6% poor and 13% very poor
  36. 47% say Andy Haden should be sacked and 53% say he shoudl keep his job

I must do these summaries more often!

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