Referendum Results
The End of Life Choice Act will come into force, having been supported in the referendum by 65% to 34% on provisional results. The Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill will not be introduced to...
View ArticleHow people voted on cannabis, and specials
On my Patreon I have posted an analysis of how 33 different demographic groups voted in the cannabis referendum. People are also interested in how specials could affect the results. On the assumption...
View ArticleHow the cannabis pollsters went:
The margin between yes and no was -7% in the provisional results. This may change in the final results, but we can do a quick compare with the six companies that did a public pre-election poll. I’ve...
View ArticleCooke on why the no vote won on cannabis
A really insightful article by Henry Cooke on why the yes vote failed to win the cannabis referendum. The TLDR version is: The PM refused to spend a cent of political capital on it. Only 55% of Labour...
View ArticleFinal Election and Referendum Results
Some big changes: Labour gains one List MPNational loses two List MPsMaori Party gains a List MPNational loses Northland, Whangarei and MaungakiekieMatt King and Denise Lee out of ParliamentShane Reti...
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Guest Post: Why the Yes campaign went up in smoke (against all the odds)
A guest post by Bob McCoskrie of Family First: Despite starting the campaign with a 36-point lead two years ago (according to Horizon Polling), the YES campaign lost the cannabis debate by 2.3 points...
View ArticleA reader on the cannabis referendum
A reader writes in: The result at 50.7 per cent voting “no” and 48.4 per cent voting “yes” tells me the current law is not working.It’s 50/50.What would the result have looked like if it was...
View ArticleLegal challenge to cannabis referendum result
Newshub reports: A legal bid is underway to get the results of the cannabis referendum thrown out.A group of more than 350 people is asking the High Court to void the vote on the Cannabis and Control...
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