2009 New Zealand child discipline referendum information
2009 New Zealand child discipline referendum
31 July – 21 August 2009 (2009-07-31 – 2009-08-21)
"Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?"
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
201,541
12.05%
No
1,470,755
87.95%
Valid votes
1,672,296
99.28%
Invalid or blank votes
12,106
0.72%
Total votes
1,684,402
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
3,002,968
56.09%
Results by electorate
Source: The Chief Electoral Officer[1]
The 2009 New Zealand Referendum on Child Discipline was held from 31 July to 21 August, and was a citizens-initiated referendum on parental corporal punishment. It asked:[2]
Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?
Voter turnout was 56.1%. 87.4% of votes answered 'no'. The result of the referendum was non-binding and the New Zealand government did not change the law in response to the outcome.
^Pede, Robert (25 August 2008). "Citizens Initiated Referendum 2009 – Final Result" (Website). Ministry of Justice. The Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
^2009 Citizens Initiated Referendum[permanent dead link], Elections New Zealand.
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