- New Zealand justice referendum, 1999
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The justice referendum of 1999 was a Citizens Initiated Referendum held in New Zealand on November 27, 1999, based on the question:
"Should there be a reform of our justice system placing greater emphasis on the needs of victims, providing restitution and compensation for them and imposing minimum sentences and hard labour for all serious violent offences?"
As a citizens initiated referendum, the results of the vote were non-binding on the New Zealand government. As a result, the changes suggested in the referendum question were not implemented.
Results
Electorate Yes No Total valid votes Informal votes Total votes counted Electors on Roll Turnout Total[1] 91.75% 1,886,705 8.25% 169,699 2,056,404 22,849 2,079,253 2,509,365 82.86% Albany 93.17% 31,959 6.83% 2,341 34,300 307 34,607 41,815 82.76% Aoraki 94.18% 32,026 5.82% 1,980 34,006 334 34,340 39,665 86.58% Auckland Central 83.56% 26,116 16.44% 5,138 31,254 642 31,896 39,934 79.87% Banks Peninsula 89.20% 33,305 10.80% 4,034 37,339 399 37,738 42,584 88.62% Bay of Plenty 95.05% 32,786 4.95% 1,709 34,495 262 34,757 41,630 83.49% Christchurch Central 88.69% 28,727 11.31% 3,664 32,391 405 32,796 40,083 81.82% Christchurch East 93.36% 30,073 6.64% 2,138 32,211 243 32,454 38,061 85.27% References
- ^ "7.1 Returns of Citizens Initiated Referendum Poll Votes" (PDF). Elections New Zealand. November 27, 1999. http://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/html/e9_partXIV.html. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
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