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Declaration of Result of the Referendum on New Zealand's Voting System

I, Robert Peden, Electoral Commissioner, declare the result of the Referendum held on the 26th day of November 2011 on New Zealand's voting system to be as follows:
The results for all districts combined
Part A - Should New Zealand keep the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system?
Number of Votes Percentage of Valid Votes Percentage of Total Votes
KEEP 1,267,955 57.77% 56.17%
CHANGE 926,819 42.23% 41.06%
Total Valid Votes 2,194,774 100.00% 97.23%
Informal Votes 62,469 2.77%
Total Votes 2,257,243 100.00%
Part B - If New Zealand were to change to another voting system, which voting system would you choose?
Number of Votes Percentage of Valid Votes Percentage of Total Votes
First Past the Post (FPP) 704,117 46.66% 31.19%
Preferential Voting (PV) 188,164 12.47% 8.34%
Single Transferable Vote (STV) 252,503 16.73% 11.19%
Supplementary Member (SM) 364,373 24.14% 16.14%
Total Valid Votes 1,509,157 100.00% 66.86%
Informal Votes 748,086 33.14%
Total Votes 2,257,243 100.00%
The results for each district separately
Electorate Total Votes Part A - Should New Zealand keep the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system?
Valid Votes for Informal Votes*
KEEP CHANGE
01 - Auckland Central 34,341 22,207 65.8% 11,539 34.2% 595 1.7%
02 - Bay of Plenty 36,410 17,431 49.5% 17,812 50.5% 1,167 3.2%
03 - Botany 29,216 15,683 55.4% 12,631 44.6% 902 3.1%
04 - Christchurch Central 28,219 17,106 62.5% 10,278 37.5% 835 3.0%
05 - Christchurch East 28,967 16,972 60.2% 11,210 39.8% 785 2.7%
06 - Clutha-Southland 32,036 13,858 44.6% 17,202 55.4% 976 3.0%
07 - Coromandel 34,780 16,884 50.3% 16,703 49.7% 1,193 3.4%
08 - Dunedin North 30,152 20,274 68.7% 9,232 31.3% 646 2.1%
09 - Dunedin South 35,590 20,510 59.4% 14,019 40.6% 1,061 3.0%
10 - East Coast 30,104 16,122 55.3% 13,047 44.7% 935 3.1%
11 - East Coast Bays 33,672 16,846 51.3% 16,015 48.7% 811 2.4%
12 - Epsom 36,922 18,129 50.1% 18,028 49.9% 765 2.1%
13 - Hamilton East 33,537 19,354 59.4% 13,222 40.6% 961 2.9%
14 - Hamilton West 32,329 18,138 57.8% 13,231 42.2% 960 3.0%
15 - Helensville 36,024 16,376 46.6% 18,780 53.4% 868 2.4%
16 - Hunua 35,636 16,066 46.4% 18,573 53.6% 997 2.8%
17 - Hutt South 33,178 20,544 63.3% 11,921 36.7% 713 2.1%
18 - Ilam 34,374 18,241 54.4% 15,303 45.6% 830 2.4%
19 - Invercargill 32,721 16,145 50.8% 15,629 49.2% 947 2.9%
20 - Kaikoura 34,414 16,583 49.6% 16,834 50.4% 997 2.9%
21 - Mana 34,802 22,159 65.2% 11,815 34.8% 828 2.4%
22 - Mangere 25,540 18,847 76.7% 5,729 23.3% 964 3.8%
23 - Manukau East 27,503 19,374 73.7% 6,908 26.3% 1,221 4.4%
24 - Manurewa 25,734 17,306 70.4% 7,273 29.6% 1,155 4.5%
25 - Maungakiekie 34,034 20,876 63.1% 12,233 36.9% 925 2.7%
26 - Mt Albert 33,261 21,943 67.8% 10,441 32.2% 877 2.6%
27 - Mt Roskill 32,702 21,045 66.6% 10,545 33.4% 1,112 3.4%
28 - Napier 34,226 17,052 51.4% 16,122 48.6% 1,052 3.1%
29 - Nelson 35,547 20,259 58.6% 14,336 41.4% 952 2.7%
30 - New Lynn 33,978 21,189 64.3% 11,756 35.7% 1,033 3.0%
31 - New Plymouth 34,170 17,490 52.8% 15,629 47.2% 1,051 3.1%
32 - North Shore 37,309 17,985 49.4% 18,415 50.6% 909 2.4%
33 - Northcote 33,201 18,718 57.7% 13,728 42.3% 755 2.3%
34 - Northland 33,113 16,696 52.0% 15,411 48.0% 1,006 3.0%
35 - Ohariu 37,959 23,148 62.0% 14,181 38.0% 630 1.7%
36 - Otaki 37,942 20,106 54.6% 16,730 45.4% 1,106 2.9%
37 - Pakuranga 32,822 16,302 51.1% 15,576 48.9% 944 2.9%
38 - Palmerston North 33,285 19,822 61.1% 12,639 38.9% 824 2.5%
39 - Papakura 31,859 16,240 52.6% 14,623 47.4% 996 3.1%
40 - Port Hills 33,463 20,442 62.5% 12,241 37.5% 780 2.3%
41 - Rangitata 36,304 16,947 48.3% 18,122 51.7% 1,235 3.4%
42 - RangitIkei 32,106 15,840 50.7% 15,404 49.3% 862 2.7%
43 - Rimutaka 34,583 20,226 60.1% 13,439 39.9% 918 2.7%
Electorate Total Votes Part A - Should New Zealand keep the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system?
Valid Votes for Informal Votes*
KEEP CHANGE
44 - Rodney 38,864 17,528 46.4% 20,270 53.6% 1,066 2.7%
45 - Rongotai 37,138 26,470 72.9% 9,836 27.1% 832 2.2%
46 - Rotorua 31,830 17,462 56.6% 13,363 43.4% 1,005 3.2%
47 - Selwyn 37,002 17,852 49.4% 18,322 50.6% 828 2.2%
48 - Tamaki 37,933 17,510 47.3% 19,516 52.7% 907 2.4%
49 - Taranaki-King Country 31,317 14,123 46.7% 16,104 53.3% 1,090 3.5%
50 - Taup- 34,080 16,705 50.5% 16,400 49.5% 975 2.9%
51 - Tauranga 36,887 18,424 51.5% 17,321 48.5% 1,142 3.1%
52 - Te Atat- 31,252 18,808 62.1% 11,479 37.9% 965 3.1%
53 - Tukituki 34,325 16,599 49.8% 16,760 50.2% 966 2.8%
54 - Waikato 31,844 14,684 47.6% 16,178 52.4% 982 3.1%
55 - Waimakariri 36,316 17,972 51.1% 17,222 48.9% 1,122 3.1%
56 - Wairarapa 35,312 17,340 50.5% 16,982 49.5% 990 2.8%
57 - Waitakere 31,446 19,212 62.8% 11,395 37.2% 839 2.7%
58 - Waitaki 38,866 17,918 47.6% 19,741 52.4% 1,207 3.1%
59 - Wellington Central 39,531 27,667 70.9% 11,363 29.1% 501 1.3%
60 - West Coast-Tasman 34,060 17,586 53.3% 15,403 46.7% 1,071 3.1%
61 - Whanganui 32,072 16,823 54.1% 14,254 45.9% 995 3.1%
62 - Whangarei 34,874 17,907 52.8% 15,976 47.2% 991 2.8%
63 - Wigram 32,576 19,348 61.1% 12,304 38.9% 924 2.8%
64 - Hauraki-Waikato 18,387 14,731 82.1% 3,202 17.9% 454 2.5%
65 - Ikaroa-Rawhiti 18,684 15,347 84.2% 2,883 15.8% 454 2.4%
66 - Tamaki Makaurau 18,951 15,371 83.0% 3,158 17.0% 422 2.2%
67 - Te Tai Hauauru 18,696 15,166 82.9% 3,120 17.1% 410 2.2%
68 - Te Tai Tokerau 19,939 16,127 82.8% 3,355 17.2% 457 2.3%
69 - Te Tai Tonga 17,941 13,863 78.9% 3,699 21.1% 379 2.1%
70 - Waiariki 19,055 15,931 85.5% 2,708 14.5% 416 2.2%
TOTAL 2,257,243 1,267,955 57.8% 926,819 42.2% 62,469 2.8%
*Note. The percentages shown for informal votes are of total votes. Other percentages shown are of total valid votes.
Electorate Part B - If New Zealand were to change to another voting system, which voting system would you choose?
Valid Votes for Informal Votes*
FPP PV STV SM
01 - Auckland Central 6,977 32.3% 2,839 13.1% 5,604 25.9% 6,188 28.6% 12,733 37.1%
02 - Bay of Plenty 12,544 48.4% 3,002 11.6% 3,631 14.0% 6,756 26.1% 10,477 28.8%
03 - Botany 9,250 47.9% 2,913 15.1% 2,233 11.6% 4,905 25.4% 9,915 33.9%
04 - Christchurch Central 8,206 44.9% 2,058 11.3% 3,818 20.9% 4,199 23.0% 9,938 35.2%
05 - Christchurch East 9,721 51.4% 2,116 11.2% 3,092 16.4% 3,977 21.0% 10,061 34.7%
06 - Clutha-Southland 13,652 58.1% 2,205 9.4% 2,393 10.2% 5,259 22.4% 8,527 26.6%
07 - Coromandel 12,853 52.3% 2,775 11.3% 3,657 14.9% 5,278 21.5% 10,217 29.4%
08 - Dunedin North 7,161 38.5% 2,130 11.5% 5,027 27.0% 4,281 23.0% 11,553 38.3%
09 - Dunedin South 11,973 51.8% 2,356 10.2% 4,256 18.4% 4,537 19.6% 12,468 35.0%
10 - East Coast 10,615 52.3% 2,304 11.4% 2,802 13.8% 4,563 22.5% 9,820 32.6%
11 - East Coast Bays 9,860 42.2% 3,335 14.3% 3,501 15.0% 6,687 28.6% 10,289 30.6%
12 - Epsom 8,766 33.2% 3,084 11.7% 5,069 19.2% 9,461 35.9% 10,542 28.6%
13 - Hamilton East 9,394 42.7% 2,597 11.8% 4,094 18.6% 5,917 26.9% 11,535 34.4%
14 - Hamilton West 10,373 48.2% 2,708 12.6% 3,249 15.1% 5,212 24.2% 10,787 33.4%
15 - Helensville 11,557 44.4% 3,334 12.8% 3,483 13.4% 7,680 29.5% 9,970 27.7%
16 - Hunua 12,804 49.4% 3,324 12.8% 3,243 12.5% 6,571 25.3% 9,694 27.2%
17 - Hutt South 9,652 44.5% 2,492 11.5% 4,582 21.1% 4,963 22.9% 11,489 34.6%
18 - Ilam 10,235 42.4% 2,426 10.1% 4,808 19.9% 6,658 27.6% 10,247 29.8%
19 - Invercargill 13,360 58.1% 2,395 10.4% 2,739 11.9% 4,498 19.6% 9,729 29.7%
20 - Kaikoura 12,847 52.5% 2,325 9.5% 3,595 14.7% 5,702 23.3% 9,945 28.9%
21 - Mana 9,621 43.3% 2,598 11.7% 4,729 21.3% 5,279 23.8% 12,575 36.1%
22 - Mangere 7,415 51.6% 2,972 20.7% 1,812 12.6% 2,171 15.1% 11,170 43.7%
23 - Manukau East 7,946 51.1% 3,213 20.7% 2,091 13.4% 2,304 14.8% 11,949 43.4%
24 - Manurewa 7,747 50.5% 2,966 19.4% 2,008 13.1% 2,607 17.0% 10,406 40.4%
25 - Maungakiekie 8,678 40.3% 3,456 16.1% 3,710 17.2% 5,688 26.4% 12,502 36.7%
26 - Mt Albert 7,426 36.1% 3,130 15.2% 4,733 23.0% 5,300 25.7% 12,672 38.1%
27 - Mt Roskill 8,224 41.5% 3,464 17.5% 3,364 17.0% 4,776 24.1% 12,874 39.4%
28 - Napier 11,810 49.3% 2,632 11.0% 3,808 15.9% 5,689 23.8% 10,287 30.1%
29 - Nelson 10,327 45.0% 2,590 11.3% 4,405 19.2% 5,615 24.5% 12,610 35.5%
30 - New Lynn 8,798 41.9% 3,436 16.4% 3,711 17.7% 5,052 24.1% 12,981 38.2%
31 - New Plymouth 11,799 50.6% 2,726 11.7% 2,858 12.3% 5,925 25.4% 10,862 31.8%
32 - North Shore 10,041 37.9% 3,237 12.2% 4,628 17.5% 8,597 32.4% 10,806 29.0%
33 - Northcote 8,722 39.1% 3,365 15.1% 4,011 18.0% 6,217 27.9% 10,886 32.8%
34 - Northland 11,639 50.8% 2,730 11.9% 3,461 15.1% 5,087 22.2% 10,196 30.8%
35 - Ohariu 9,138 35.3% 2,720 10.5% 6,606 25.5% 7,405 28.6% 12,090 31.9%
36 - Otaki 12,637 48.3% 2,608 10.0% 4,997 19.1% 5,902 22.6% 11,798 31.1%
37 - Pakuranga 9,871 42.9% 3,180 13.8% 3,035 13.2% 6,923 30.1% 9,813 29.9%
38 - Palmerston North 10,038 45.8% 2,529 11.5% 4,019 18.3% 5,323 24.3% 11,376 34.2%
39 - Papakura 11,095 49.3% 3,211 14.3% 2,870 12.7% 5,338 23.7% 9,345 29.3%
40 - Port Hills 9,193 42.7% 2,249 10.5% 4,853 22.6% 5,210 24.2% 11,958 35.7%
41 - Rangitata 15,091 57.9% 2,434 9.3% 2,938 11.3% 5,605 21.5% 10,236 28.2%
42 - RangitIkei 11,649 51.1% 2,261 9.9% 3,371 14.8% 5,531 24.2% 9,294 28.9%
43 - Rimutaka 10,959 47.6% 2,576 11.2% 4,218 18.3% 5,261 22.9% 11,569 33.5%
44 - Rodney 12,597 44.9% 3,506 12.5% 4,205 15.0% 7,773 27.7% 10,783 27.7%
Electorate Part B - If New Zealand were to change to another voting system, which voting system would you choose?
Valid Votes for Informal Votes*
FPP PV STV SM
45 - Rongotai 7,764 34.3% 2,442 10.8% 7,085 31.3% 5,349 23.6% 14,498 39.0%
46 - Rotorua 10,983 51.2% 2,599 12.1% 2,987 13.9% 4,893 22.8% 10,368 32.6%
47 - Selwyn 13,671 50.8% 2,271 8.4% 4,104 15.3% 6,839 25.4% 10,117 27.3%
48 - Tamaki 10,427 38.1% 3,326 12.2% 4,320 15.8% 9,274 33.9% 10,586 27.9%
49 - Taranaki-King Country 12,012 53.3% 2,162 9.6% 2,558 11.3% 5,823 25.8% 8,762 28.0%
50 - Taup- 12,601 52.0% 2,604 10.7% 3,198 13.2% 5,834 24.1% 9,843 28.9%
51 - Tauranga 11,775 45.9% 3,081 12.0% 3,708 14.4% 7,112 27.7% 11,211 30.4%
52 - Te Atat- 9,168 46.2% 3,264 16.4% 3,019 15.2% 4,392 22.1% 11,409 36.5%
53 - Tukituki 12,064 49.3% 2,766 11.3% 3,543 14.5% 6,077 24.9% 9,875 28.8%
54 - Waikato 12,026 52.1% 2,557 11.1% 2,844 12.3% 5,639 24.4% 8,778 27.6%
55 - Waimakariri 13,563 53.3% 2,396 9.4% 3,512 13.8% 5,981 23.5% 10,864 29.9%
56 - Wairarapa 13,128 51.9% 2,440 9.6% 4,075 16.1% 5,655 22.4% 10,014 28.4%
57 - Waitakere 8,967 44.9% 3,251 16.3% 3,290 16.5% 4,459 22.3% 11,479 36.5%
58 - Waitaki 15,259 55.3% 2,714 9.8% 3,514 12.7% 6,106 22.1% 11,273 29.0%
59 - Wellington Central 6,449 24.5% 2,416 9.2% 10,000 37.9% 7,511 28.5% 13,155 33.3%
60 - West Coast-Tasman 12,470 54.1% 2,450 10.6% 3,638 15.8% 4,504 19.5% 10,998 32.3%
61 - Whanganui 11,777 53.5% 2,398 10.9% 3,190 14.5% 4,629 21.0% 10,078 31.4%
62 - Whangarei 11,619 48.4% 2,965 12.4% 3,821 15.9% 5,592 23.3% 10,877 31.2%
63 - Wigram 10,085 47.1% 2,425 11.3% 4,052 18.9% 4,868 22.7% 11,146 34.2%
64 - Hauraki-Waikato 4,954 49.6% 2,241 22.4% 1,465 14.7% 1,337 13.4% 8,390 45.6%
65 - Ikaroa-R?whiti 5,044 51.4% 2,021 20.6% 1,503 15.3% 1,236 12.6% 8,880 47.5%
66 - Tamaki Makaurau 4,505 45.7% 2,249 22.8% 1,583 16.1% 1,520 15.4% 9,094 48.0%
67 - Te Tai Hau?uru 4,916 49.3% 2,135 21.4% 1,467 14.7% 1,459 14.6% 8,719 46.6%
68 - Te Tai Tokerau 4,936 47.7% 2,303 22.3% 1,527 14.8% 1,577 15.2% 9,596 48.1%
69 - Te Tai Tonga 4,837 47.6% 1,901 18.7% 1,838 18.1% 1,583 15.6% 7,782 43.4%
70 - Waiariki 4,856 49.9% 2,280 23.4% 1,345 13.8% 1,254 12.9% 9,320 48.9%
TOTAL 704,117 46.7% 188,164 12.5% 252,503 16.7% 364,373 24.1% 748,086 33.1%
*Note. The percentages shown for informal votes are of total votes. Other percentages shown are of total valid votes.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 2011
Robert Peden
Electoral Commissioner