New Zealand. Corporal Punishment Referendum 2009
By Alex Kireev
“Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?”
| Turnout | Yes | No | |
| 01 – Auckland Central | 43.52% | 28.84% | 70.12% |
| 02 – Bay of Plenty | 65.14% | 7.22% | 92.38% |
| 03 – Botany | 54.87% | 8.94% | 90.69% |
| 04 – Christchurch Central | 46.98% | 16.23% | 83.06% |
| 05 – Christchurch East | 55.57% | 10.72% | 88.76% |
| 06 – Clutha-Southland | 59.63% | 7.07% | 92.58% |
| 07 – Coromandel | 64.54% | 8.18% | 91.42% |
| 08 – Dunedin North | 47.28% | 19.42% | 79.50% |
| 09 – Dunedin South | 59.13% | 11.20% | 88.07% |
| 10 – East Coast | 57.20% | 8.74% | 90.83% |
| 11 – East Coast Bays | 57.53% | 10.11% | 89.38% |
| 12 – Epsom | 50.49% | 18.52% | 80.61% |
| 13 – Hamilton East | 53.45% | 13.22% | 86.07% |
| 14 – Hamilton West | 53.48% | 9.66% | 89.96% |
| 15 – Helensville | 58.89% | 9.01% | 90.60% |
| 16 – Hunua | 60.85% | 7.00% | 92.58% |
| 17 – Hutt South | 52.31% | 15.47% | 83.80% |
| 18 – Ilam | 52.48% | 14.75% | 84.47% |
| 19 – Invercargill | 57.42% | 7.48% | 92.17% |
| 20 – Kaikōura | 63.60% | 8.31% | 91.09% |
| 21 – Mana | 51.01% | 16.78% | 82.40% |
| 22 – Māngere | 36.50% | 17.26% | 82.22% |
| 23 – Manukau East | 38.28% | 15.78% | 83.68% |
| 24 – Manurewa | 42.24% | 11.62% | 87.96% |
| 25 – Maungakiekie | 48.13% | 15.50% | 84.00% |
| 26 – Mt Albert | 45.41% | 22.67% | 76.44% |
| 27 – Mt Roskill | 48.08% | 13.75% | 85.75% |
| 28 – Napier | 59.79% | 9.24% | 90.21% |
| 29 – Nelson | 57.83% | 15.20% | 84.12% |
| 30 – New Lynn | 52.38% | 15.41% | 83.94% |
| 31 – New Plymouth | 58.52% | 8.57% | 90.97% |
| 32 – North Shore | 56.48% | 14.57% | 84.68% |
| 33 – Northcote | 53.10% | 13.64% | 85.62% |
| 34 – Northland | 61.36% | 8.57% | 90.87% |
| 35 – Ōhariu | 54.07% | 19.73% | 79.16% |
| 36 – Ōtaki | 60.65% | 10.46% | 88.82% |
| 37 – Pakuranga | 58.38% | 9.28% | 90.31% |
| 38 – Palmerston North | 55.59% | 11.52% | 87.65% |
| 39 – Papakura | 55.44% | 8.26% | 91.33% |
| 40 – Port Hills | 53.52% | 17.81% | 81.21% |
| 41 – Rangitata | 61.24% | 7.40% | 92.22% |
| 42 – Rangitīkei | 61.96% | 7.99% | 91.48% |
| 43 – Rimutaka | 56.49% | 11.67% | 87.78% |
| 44 – Rodney | 64.20% | 8.85% | 90.62% |
| 45 – Rongotai | 46.84% | 29.22% | 69.56% |
| 46 – Rotorua | 57.98% | 7.66% | 91.88% |
| 47 – Selwyn | 61.78% | 9.89% | 89.57% |
| 48 – Tāmaki | 54.78% | 14.26% | 84.97% |
| 49 – Taranaki-King Country | 62.50% | 7.12% | 92.57% |
| 50 – Taupō | 60.13% | 7.11% | 92.49% |
| 51 – Tauranga | 62.02% | 8.42% | 91.11% |
| 52 – Te Atatū | 52.33% | 10.76% | 88.77% |
| 53 – Tukituki | 58.92% | 9.29% | 90.20% |
| 54 – Waikato | 62.20% | 6.91% | 92.64% |
| 55 – Waimakariri | 61.07% | 7.80% | 91.80% |
| 56 – Wairarapa | 61.60% | 8.56% | 90.85% |
| 57 – Waitakere | 51.60% | 12.28% | 87.20% |
| 58 – Waitaki | 62.87% | 7.44% | 91.97% |
| 59 – Wellington Central | 43.20% | 35.90% | 62.14% |
| 60 – West Coast-Tasman | 60.39% | 11.52% | 87.90% |
| 61 – Whanganui | 59.17% | 8.01% | 91.56% |
| 62 – Whangarei | 59.94% | 9.07% | 90.43% |
| 63 – Wigram | 51.42% | 12.02% | 87.33% |
| 64 – Hauraki-Waikato | 33.30% | 10.65% | 88.91% |
| 65 – Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | 35.09% | 10.03% | 89.46% |
| 66 – Tāmaki Makaurau | 32.80% | 12.11% | 87.30% |
| 67 – Te Tai Hauāuru | 36.31% | 11.19% | 88.22% |
| 68 – Te Tai Tokerau | 36.48% | 10.64% | 88.87% |
| 69 – Te Tai Tonga | 37.25% | 14.30% | 85.13% |
| 70 – Waiariki | 35.34% | 8.79% | 90.74% |
| TOTAL | 54.04% | 11.81% | 87.60% |