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The Electoral Commission has declared the official results for the 2011 Referendum on the Voting System.
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 detailed referendum results are available on www.electionresults.govt.nz