27 Novewmber 2011

Media release

HorizonPoll forecasts 56% of votes cast for MMP, preliminary result 55.76%

Horizon’s final pre-election survey found 56% of the votes cast would be not to change the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system.

The preliminary referendum result is 55.76% of votes cast support keeping MMP.

In the second part of the referendum, in which voters were asked to choose one of four alternative system for a 2014 run-off vote against MMP, if a majority favoured system change, the preliminary result is 31.89% for First Past the Post (FFP) with 34% not completing the form (informal). Horizon’s final pre-election survey found 24.2% of support for FFP with 29.3% saying they would choose not answer this question when in the ballot box.

Official preliminary results of the referendum are available at http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/referendum.html

Horizon's MMP pre-election vote result is at http://www.horizonpoll.co.nz/page/186/mmp-50-say-keep-it

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