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Final Result by Electorate for the Citizens Initiated Referendum 2009 on the question
"Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?"
25 August 2009


Referendum Results in Excel Format

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Electorate No. of Electors on the Roll Total Votes Received % Turnout Valid Votes Invalid Votes
Total Valid Votes Received For the Response Yes For the Response No Informal Votes
01 - Auckland Central 44,153 20,214 45.78% 20,196 5,898 29.20% 14,075 69.69% 223 1.10% 18
02 - Bay of Plenty 45,222 30,185 66.75% 30,176 2,210 7.32% 27,844 92.27% 122 0.40% 9
03 - Botany 42,390 24,181 57.04% 24,173 2,206 9.13% 21,874 90.49% 93 0.38% 8
04 - Christchurch Central 41,756 20,968 50.22% 20,908 3,476 16.63% 17,283 82.66% 149 0.71% 60
05 - Christchurch East 43,027 25,371 58.97% 25,305 2,751 10.87% 22,418 88.59% 136 0.54% 66
06 - Clutha-Southland 42,625 26,827 62.94% 26,793 1,942 7.25% 24,754 92.39% 97 0.36% 34
07 - Coromandel 45,245 29,932 66.16% 29,927 2,490 8.32% 27,307 91.25% 130 0.43% 5
08 - Dunedin North 40,518 20,478 50.54% 20,468 4,065 19.86% 16,173 79.02% 230 1.12% 10
09 - Dunedin South 45,258 28,207 62.32% 28,185 3,243 11.51% 24,729 87.74% 213 0.76% 22
10 - East Coast 40,664 24,121 59.32% 24,095 2,130 8.84% 21,859 90.72% 106 0.44% 26
11 - East Coast Bays 44,957 26,807 59.63% 26,790 2,742 10.24% 23,907 89.24% 141 0.53% 17
12 - Epsom 48,138 25,374 52.71% 25,364 4,752 18.74% 20,384 80.37% 228 0.90% 10
13 - Hamilton East 42,872 23,641 55.14% 23,627 3,169 13.41% 20,276 85.82% 182 0.77% 14
14 - Hamilton West 43,680 24,191 55.38% 24,177 2,365 9.78% 21,710 89.80% 102 0.42% 14
15 - Helensville 45,865 28,032 61.12% 28,015 2,574 9.19% 25,327 90.41% 114 0.41% 17
16 - Hunua 43,244 27,318 63.17% 27,305 1,963 7.19% 25,223 92.38% 119 0.44% 13
17 - Hutt South 42,744 22,657 53.01% 22,612 3,527 15.60% 18,912 83.64% 173 0.77% 45
18 - Ilam 45,382 25,364 55.89% 25,288 3,832 15.15% 21,242 84.00% 214 0.85% 76
19 - Invercargill 44,590 26,811 60.13% 26,805 2,023 7.55% 24,685 92.09% 97 0.36% 6
20 - Kaikōura 44,049 28,611 64.95% 28,596 2,407 8.42% 26,008 90.95% 181 0.63% 15
21 - Mana 42,965 22,236 51.75% 22,174 3,738 16.86% 18,251 82.31% 185 0.83% 62
22 - Māngere 36,865 14,191 38.49% 14,183 2,432 17.15% 11,677 82.33% 74 0.52% 8
23 - Manukau East 39,597 16,026 40.47% 16,019 2,532 15.81% 13,396 83.63% 91 0.57% 7
24 - Manurewa 37,070 16,403 44.25% 16,392 1,946 11.87% 14,376 87.70% 70 0.43% 11
25 - Maungakiekie 45,014 22,692 50.41% 22,677 3,567 15.73% 18,985 83.72% 125 0.55% 15
26 - Mt Albert 44,400 21,238 47.83% 21,222 4,898 23.08% 16,112 75.92% 212 1.00% 16
27 - Mt Roskill 44,746 22,543 50.38% 22,523 3,132 13.91% 19,274 85.57% 117 0.52% 20
28 - Napier 43,843 26,927 61.42% 26,911 2,514 9.34% 24,251 90.12% 146 0.54% 16
29 - Nelson 45,229 26,896 59.47% 26,886 4,122 15.33% 22,572 83.95% 192 0.71% 10
30 - New Lynn 44,409 24,269 54.65% 24,257 3,799 15.66% 20,294 83.66% 164 0.68% 12
31 - New Plymouth 44,705 26,935 60.25% 26,921 2,351 8.73% 24,446 90.81% 124 0.46% 14
32 - North Shore 47,842 28,126 58.79% 28,106 4,153 14.78% 23,736 84.45% 217 0.77% 20
33 - Northcote 44,844 24,920 55.57% 24,906 3,447 13.84% 21,268 85.39% 191 0.77% 14
34 - Northland 43,293 27,373 63.23% 27,358 2,390 8.74% 24,805 90.67% 163 0.60% 15
35 - Ōhariu 45,792 25,119 54.85% 25,047 4,980 19.88% 19,779 78.97% 288 1.15% 72
36 - Ōtaki 46,518 28,758 61.82% 28,731 3,035 10.56% 25,487 88.71% 209 0.73% 27
37 - Pakuranga 45,245 27,560 60.91% 27,535 2,608 9.47% 24,814 90.12% 113 0.41% 25
38 - Palmerston North 43,287 24,863 57.44% 24,850 2,917 11.74% 21,718 87.40% 215 0.87% 13
39 - Papakura 41,957 24,154 57.57% 24,142 2,037 8.44% 22,006 91.15% 99 0.41% 12
40 - Port Hills 44,487 25,256 56.77% 25,233 4,616 18.29% 20,354 80.66% 263 1.04% 23
41 - Rangitata 47,473 30,597 64.45% 30,557 2,320 7.59% 28,118 92.02% 119 0.39% 40
42 - Rangitīkei 41,415 26,433 63.82% 26,420 2,127 8.05% 24,153 91.42% 140 0.53% 13
43 - Rimutaka 43,566 24,936 57.24% 24,897 2,926 11.75% 21,830 87.68% 141 0.57% 39
44 - Rodney 46,219 30,544 66.09% 30,520 2,735 8.96% 27,621 90.50% 164 0.54% 24
45 - Rongotai 45,713 21,779 47.64% 21,710 6,370 29.34% 15,073 69.43% 267 1.23% 69
46 - Rotorua 42,371 25,342 59.81% 25,322 1,990 7.86% 23,209 91.66% 123 0.49% 20
47 - Selwyn 44,450 28,995 65.23% 28,928 2,928 10.12% 25,832 89.30% 168 0.58% 67
48 - Tāmaki 47,490 27,052 56.96% 27,030 3,910 14.47% 22,906 84.74% 214 0.79% 22
49 - Taranaki-King Country 40,815 26,267 64.36% 26,260 1,907 7.26% 24,267 92.41% 86 0.33% 7
50 - Taupō 45,077 27,874 61.84% 27,869 2,033 7.29% 25,723 92.30% 113 0.41% 5
51 - Tauranga 46,140 29,461 63.85% 29,443 2,515 8.54% 26,789 90.99% 139 0.47% 18
52 - Te Atatū 41,871 22,797 54.45% 22,782 2,480 10.89% 20,193 88.64% 109 0.48% 15
53 - Tukituki 44,138 26,795 60.71% 26,786 2,530 9.45% 24,116 90.03% 140 0.52% 9
54 - Waikato 40,604 26,173 64.46% 26,167 1,832 7.00% 24,215 92.54% 120 0.46% 6
55 - Waimakariri 46,026 29,608 64.33% 29,551 2,355 7.97% 27,071 91.61% 125 0.42% 57
56 - Wairarapa 45,630 28,587 62.65% 28,550 2,456 8.60% 25,920 90.79% 174 0.61% 37
57 - Waitakere 40,522 21,837 53.89% 21,829 2,706 12.40% 19,007 87.07% 116 0.53% 8
58 - Waitaki 48,451 31,931 65.90% 31,907 2,434 7.63% 29,277 91.76% 196 0.61% 24
59 - Wellington Central 48,664 21,433 44.04% 21,358 7,697 36.04% 13,229 61.94% 432 2.02% 75
60 - West Coast-Tasman 43,083 27,073 62.84% 27,051 3,171 11.72% 23,716 87.67% 164 0.61% 22
61 - Whanganui 43,717 26,595 60.83% 26,577 2,159 8.12% 24,303 91.44% 115 0.43% 18
62 - Whangarei 45,566 28,069 61.60% 28,052 2,572 9.17% 25,337 90.32% 143 0.51% 17
63 - Wigram 44,849 24,395 54.39% 24,340 3,023 12.42% 21,150 86.89% 167 0.69% 55
64 - Hauraki-Waikato 32,296 11,096 34.36% 11,089 1,188 10.71% 9,854 88.86% 47 0.42% 7
65 - Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 32,796 11,852 36.14% 11,827 1,194 10.10% 10,573 89.40% 60 0.51% 25
66 - Tāmaki Makaurau 35,542 12,136 34.15% 12,129 1,481 12.21% 10,579 87.22% 69 0.57% 7
67 - Te Tai Hauāuru 32,683 12,212 37.36% 12,191 1,362 11.17% 10,758 88.25% 71 0.58% 21
68 - Te Tai Tokerau 33,209 12,577 37.87% 12,559 1,344 10.70% 11,148 88.77% 67 0.53% 18
69 - Te Tai Tonga 32,110 12,478 38.86% 12,441 1,791 14.40% 10,580 85.04% 70 0.56% 37
70 - Waiariki 31,995 11,703 36.58% 11,697 1,026 8.77% 10,617 90.77% 54 0.46% 6
TOTAL 3,002,968 1,684,402 56.09% 1,682,717 201,541 11.98% 1,470,755 87.40% 10,421 0.62% 1,685