YES! NO WON. Some of my initial thoughts:
The referendum was non-binding. That means the government will only listen if it believes in democracy, not because it has to. Your call John.
John Key thought the question was confusing. However, he's apparently good with numbers. 87.6% John.
With 87.6% voting NO, it looks like the people too stupid to understand the question were the ones who would have voted YES :-)
Any referendum achieving a greater than 50% turnout can be judged a success. We hit 54%, a solid result. Many people would not have voted because the referendum was non-binding and John Key had already signalled he wasn't interested in listening to the outcome. On that basis alone, a solid result.
Bradford is apparently trying to count the abstaining votes as all belonging to the YES camp. Bradford is either deluded, or her nose will serve as a second harbour bridge by morning.
The referendum was non-binding. That means the government will only listen if it believes in democracy, not because it has to. Your call John.
John Key thought the question was confusing. However, he's apparently good with numbers. 87.6% John.
With 87.6% voting NO, it looks like the people too stupid to understand the question were the ones who would have voted YES :-)
Any referendum achieving a greater than 50% turnout can be judged a success. We hit 54%, a solid result. Many people would not have voted because the referendum was non-binding and John Key had already signalled he wasn't interested in listening to the outcome. On that basis alone, a solid result.
Bradford is apparently trying to count the abstaining votes as all belonging to the YES camp. Bradford is either deluded, or her nose will serve as a second harbour bridge by morning.