New Zealand Gazette – 2015 – No. 139

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✨ Flag Referendum Results

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 139 — 15 DECEMBER 2015

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Declaration of Result of First Flag Referendum

I declare the result of the referendum taken over the period commencing on 20 November 2015 and ending on 11 December 2015 on the question "If the New Zealand flag changes, which flag would you prefer?" to be as follows:

Option	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Outcome
	First Preference Votes	Votes Distributed	Progressive Vote Totals	Votes Distributed	Progressive Vote Totals
--------	-------------------------	-------------------	-------------------------	-------------------	-------------------------
Option A: Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue)
	559,587	5,073	564,660	48,499	613,159
Option E: Silver Fern (Red, White and Blue)
	580,241	4,201	584,442	22,628	607,070
Option B: Red Peak
	122,152	12,409	134,561	14,760	149,321
Option D: Silver Fern (Black and White)
	78,925	19,670	98,595	Excluded
Option C: Koru
	52,710	Excluded


Total Votes in Count	1,393,615
	1,382,258
	1,369,550
	1,326,256
Transferable Votes	-
	41,353
	85,887
	106,027
Non-transferable Votes	-
	11,357
	11,357
	12,708
	24,065
	43,294
	67,359
Informal Votes	149,747
	149,747
	149,747
	149,747
Invalid Votes	3,372
	3,372
	3,372
	3,372
Total Votes Received	1,546,734
	52,710
	1,546,734
	98,595
	1,546,734
	149,321
	1,546,734

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