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"Smacking" referendum: yes votes vs turnout, by electorate
There's a cluster with very low turnout (<43%) and a yes vote at or just above the national average. These were electorates that (from memory) have a history of low engagement with the electoral process in general: Maori seats, Mangere, Manukau East and Manurewa.
Then it suddenly jumps to a high yes vote, followed by a strong decline as the turnout increases. Might this indicate that the "no" vote was focussed and single-minded, whereas those who wanted to keep the current law were divided between voting "yes" and abstaining on principle? Discussions on Public Address System prior to the referendum would seem to indicate that.
"Smacking" referendum: yes votes vs turnout, by electorate
There's a cluster with very low turnout (<43%) and a yes vote at or just above the national average. These were electorates that (from memory) have a history of low engagement with the electoral process in general: Maori seats, Mangere, Manukau East and Manurewa.
Then it suddenly jumps to a high yes vote, followed by a strong decline as the turnout increases. Might this indicate that the "no" vote was focussed and single-minded, whereas those who wanted to keep the current law were divided between voting "yes" and abstaining on principle? Discussions on Public Address System prior to the referendum would seem to indicate that.