New Zealand Gazette – 2009 – No. 127

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✨ Citizens Initiated Referendum Results



2906 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 127 25 AUGUST 2009

Declaration of Result of Citizens Initiated Referendum

I declare the result of the referendum taken over the period commencing on 31 July 2009 and ending on 21 August 2009 on the question "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?" to be as follows:

Votes received for the response Yes: 201,541

Votes received for the response No: 1,470,755

The number of informal votes is: 10,421

The votes received for each response and the number of informal votes for each district is as follows:

Electorate No. of electors on the roll Total votes received % Turnout Valid Votes Informal votes Invalid votes
Total valid votes For the Response Yes For the Response No
Auckland Central 44,153 20,214 45.78% 20,196 5,898 14,075 223 18
Bay of Plenty 45,222 30,185 66.75% 30,176 2,210 27,844 122 9
Botany 42,390 24,181 57.04% 24,173 2,206 21,874 93 8
Christchurch Central 41,756 20,968 50.22% 20,908 3,476 17,283 149 60
Christchurch East 43,027 25,371 58.97% 25,305 2,751 22,418 136 66
Clutha-Southland 42,625 26,827 62.94% 26,793 1,942 24,754 97 34
Coromandel 45,245 29,932 66.16% 29,927 2,490 27,307 130 5
Dunedin North 40,518 20,478 50.54% 20,468 4,065 16,173 230 10
Dunedin South 45,258 28,207 62.32% 28,185 3,243 24,729 213 22
East Coast 40,664 24,121 59.32% 24,095 2,130 21,859 106 26
East Coast Bays 44,957 26,807 59.63% 26,790 2,742 23,907 141 17
Epsom 48,138 25,374 52.71% 25,364 4,752 20,384 228 10
Hamilton East 42,872 23,641 55.14% 23,627 3,169 20,276 182 14
Hamilton West 43,680 24,191 55.38% 24,177 2,365 21,710 102 14
Helensville 45,865 28,032 61.12% 28,015 2,574 25,327 114 17
Hunua 43,244 27,318 63.17% 27,305 1,963 25,223 119 13
Hutt South 42,744 22,657 53.01% 22,612 3,527 18,912 173 45
Ilam 45,382 25,364 55.89% 25,288 3,832 21,242 214 76
Invercargill 44,590 26,811 60.13% 26,805 2,023 24,685 97 6
Kaikōura 44,049 28,611 64.95% 28,596 2,407 26,008 181 15
Mana 42,965 22,236 51.75% 22,174 3,738 18,251 185 62
Māngere 36,865 14,191 38.49% 14,183 2,432 11,677 74 8
Manukau East 39,597 16,026 40.47% 16,019 2,532 13,396 91 7
Manurewa 37,070 16,403 44.25% 16,392 1,946 14,376 70 11
Maungakiekie 45,014 22,692 50.41% 22,677 3,567 18,985 125 15
Mt Albert 44,400 21,238 47.83% 21,222 4,898 16,112 212 16
Mt Roskill 44,746 22,543 50.38% 22,523 3,132 19,274 117 20
Napier 43,843 26,927 61.42% 26,911 2,514 24,251 146 16
Nelson 45,229 26,896 59.47% 26,886 4,122 22,572 192 10
New Lynn 44,409 24,269 54.65% 24,257 3,799 20,294 164 12
New Plymouth 44,705 26,935 60.25% 26,921 2,351 24,446 124 14
North Shore 47,842 28,126 58.79% 28,106 4,153 23,736 217 20
Northcote 44,844 24,920 55.57% 24,906 3,447 21,268 191 14
Northland 43,293 27,373 63.23% 27,358 2,390 24,805 163 15
Ōhāriu 45,792 25,119 54.85% 25,047 4,980 19,779 288 72


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