1995 New Zealand firefighter referendum

none April 2024 April 2022 February 2022 "Should the number of professional firefighters employed full time in the New Zealand Fire Service be reduced below the number employed on 1 January 1995?" 1995 12 02 y New Zealand 79,475 572,919 0 2,419,958 New-zealand-referendum-firefighters.svg 280px Results by electorate The first Citizens Initiated Referendum was held in New Zealand on 1995 12 2 y, based on the question: Should the number of professional firefighters employed full time in the New Zealand Fire Service be reduced below the number employed on 1 January 1995? Results The referendum returned an extremely low voter turnout, with less than 27% of enrolled voters casting a vote. +Results of the referendum, overall and by electorate 7.1 Returns of Citizens Initiated Referendum Poll Votes http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/1995_citizens_referenda/7.1%20Return%20of%20Citizens%20Initiated%20Referendum%20Poll%20Votes.pdf Elections New Zealand December 2, 1995 15 July 2009Electorate %Votes %VotesTotal valid votesElectors on RollTurnoutTotal12.18%79,47587.82%572,919652,3942,419,95826.96%Albany9.95%1,18090.05%10,67511,85538,96030.43%Aoraki11.75%1,42888.25%10,72212,15038,96031.83%Auckland Central11.09%99188.91%7,9458,93638,59923.15%Banks Peninsula15.95%2,33584.05%12,30714,64242,40834.53%Bay of Plenty11.60%1,02788.40%7,8288,85538,33323.10%Christchurch Central10.87%1,16389.13%9,53810,70135,47830.16%Christchurch East7.89%1,05892.11%12,35513,41337,07736.18%Clutha-Southland13.90%1,18486.10%7,3358,51938,15822.33%Coromandel11.67%1,16088.33%8,7819,94140,99624.25%Dunedin North10.02%1,36089.98%12,21313,57337,97635.74%Dunedin South8.13%1,33491.87%15,08416,41840,67240.37%Epsom21.79%1,87378.21%6,7238,59639,95721.51%Hamilton East11.51%1,05888.49%8,7349,79237,34926.22%Hamilton West8.11%83591.89%9,46510,30038,73226.59%Hunua10.70%96289.30%8,0328,99435,00625.96%Hutt South18.11%1,89481.89%8,56610,46036,66928.53%Ilam20.61%2,72479.39%10,49613,22041,86731.58%Invercargill8.66%1,05491.94%11,11312,16738,17131.87%Kaikoura15.55%1,48184.45%8,0459,52639,13124.34%Karapiro10.69%88389.31%7,3768,25938,20321.62%Mahia10.15%86389.85%7,6398,50233,31625.52%Mana15.85%1,50784.15%8,0019,50832,95028.86%Mangere7.83%45292.17%5,3175,76929,38519.63%Manukau East9.56%74490.44%7,0367,78036,90621.08Manurewa6.26%45593.74%6,8147,26931,32423.21%Maungakiekie9.48%86490.52%8,2549,11836,31325.11%Napier9.74%1,15590.26%10,70611,86137,59431.55%Nelson14.45%1,60585.55%9,50411,10939,51028.12%New Lynn6.95%71093.05%9,50910,21935,01629.18%New Plymouth9.54%1,21790.56%11,54012,75739,91331.96%North Shore14.26%1,75185.74%10,53012,28140,74130.14%Northcote9.62%1,08290.38%10,16411,24638,52429.19%Northland13.27%92686.73%6,0516,97734,81420.04%Ohariu-Belmont23.36%2,40976.64%7,90410,31337,71527.34%Otago12.36%1,33787.64%9,48310,82042,04725.73%Otaki16.15%1,91483.85%9,93411,84840,00529.62%Owairaka9.65%93990.35%8,7949,73337,33726.07%Pakuranga11.72%1,21888.28%9,17510,39338,81526.78%Palmerston North12.25%1,41287.75%10,11811,53038,35530.06%Port Waikato8.56%68891.44%7,3518,03934,06823.60%Rakaia17.21%1,74882.79%8,40610,15438,87826.12%Rangitikei12.42%1,40587.68%9,91111,31638,27729.56%Rimutaka13.00%1,56587.00%10,47612,04136,79432.73%Rodney9.89%1,15690.11%10,53011,68642,52227.48%Rongotai17.65%1,93482.35%9,02110,95540,47727.06%Rotorua12.17%1,11587.85%8,0469,16135,44325.85%Tamaki17.98%1,65982.02%7,5679,22635,92425.68%Taranaki-King Country12.49%90587.51%6,3387,24333,88321.38%Taupo13.05%99886.95%6,6477,64535,41221.59%Tauranga11.26%1,26988.74%10,00211,27143,47525.93%Tukituki11.66%1,20388.31%9,11710,32037,32127.65%Waimakariri11.24%1,49988.76%11,84113,34039,11934.10%Waipareira6.32%64893.68%9,61010,25838,56126.60%Wairarapa14.90%1,62685.10%9,28710,91338,20428.57%Waitakere7.41%80992.69%10,11510,92436,59329.85%Wellington Central33.33%3,73866.67%7,47611,21444,32825.30%West Coast-Tasman11.21%1,11588.79%8,8309,94536,00427.62%Whanganui9.06%1,09890.94%11,02212,12037,95431.93%Whangarei9.53%1,13790.47%10,78811,92538,87830.67%Wigram8.08%1,13991.92%12,95214,09139,98335.24%Te Puku O Te Whenua8.19%27891.81%3,1173,39525,69113.21%Te Tai Hauauru7.50%26692.50%3,2803,54630,91611.47%Te Tai Rawhiti7.92%28192.08%3,2693,55030,09711.80%Te Tai Tokerau8.18%33691.82%3,7724,10830,09413.56%Te Tai Tonga6.78%31693.22%4,3424,65828,56416.31% Aftermath The referendum was rejected with a huge margin, but career firefighter numbers were reduced regardless. There were 1819 career firefighters on 1 January 1995, 1573 in 1998 and 1702 in 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10609727&pnum=0 Group calls for veto of referendum The New Zealand Herald Simon Collins 17 November 2009 9 January 2013 References Firefighter referendum, 1995 1995 New Zealand firefighter referendum Category:1995 referendums Firefighter referendum Firefighter referendum Category:History of firefighting Category:Firefighting in New Zealand Category:October 1995 in Oceania