Mister Poll: New Zealand Politics Poll

Which party received your electorate vote in the 1999 election?

Anti Capitalist Alliance Party

ACT New Zealand

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Alliance

Aroha Ngia Tatou

Aotearoa NZ Youth Independence Political Party

Beneficiaries Party

Christian Heritage Party

Communist League

Green Party

Human Rights Party

Independent

Labour

Libertarianz

MAI

Mana Maori Movement

National

New Generation Party

Nga Iwi Morehu Movement

New Millennium Party

NZ Economic Euthenics Party

NZ Equal Rights Party

New Zealand First

One New Zealand

Outdoor Recreation New Zealand

Jim Andertons Progressive Coalition

PCP Coalition Middlegreens.com

Project Hope

Quality of Life Political Movement

Reform's Tahi Tangata Whenua Party

United Future Party

Which party received your party vote in the 2002 election?

Which party do you intend to vote for in the 2005 general election?

How do you feel about taxation?

Taxation is theft!

Taxes need to be rapidly reduced

Taxation needs slight reduction

Taxation is about right

We need to tax a little more

Increase taxation significantly

Who owns your life?

I do

God

The State

My parents

Mother Earth

The Church

Society

Trauma

Intoxicants

Should you have the right to bear arms?

Yes, I must be able to protect myself

Yes, in the case of home invasion

No, the police will protect me

No, Guns cause crime

How do you feel about the legal status of intoxicants?

Ban alcohol

Ban cigarettes

Ban alcohol and cigarettes

Maintain the status quo

Legalise Cannabis

Legalise all Class C drugs

Legalise class C & B drugs

Legalise all drugs

Do you support binding citizens initiated referendums?

Yes, we need more direct democracy

Yes, but only if voter turnout is high enough

No, Politicans are meant to make those decisions

No, binding CIR can be used to violate my rights

Yes....other reason

No....other reason

How should we deal with violent criminals?

Increased use of death penalty

Higher prison sentences

Hard labour

Higher prisons sentences and hard labour

Rehabilitation

Education

Home detention

other

Should military service or community service be compulsory for citizens?

Military service, yes

yes, community service

yes, military and/or community service

No, it is a violation of individual rights

No, it vcauses too much disruption to people's lives

No, it will cost too much

Should the Treaty of Waitangi be treated as a constituionally binding document?

Yes, it is our founding document

Yes, we need to ensure the Government cannot avoid compensating Maori for wrongs in the past

No, Burn the Treaty

No, the Treaty is poorly written and not intended as a consitutional document

Should the number of MP's be reduced?

No, increase numbers

No, 120 is a good amount

Yes, down to 99

Yes, down to 80

Yes, abolish parliament

Should health and education be privatised?

Yes

No

Just health

Just education

Increase state spending on both

Should prostitution be legalised?

Yes

No

Should voluntary euthanasia be legalised?

Yes

No

Should abortion be legal?

Yes, absolutely

I dont like it but I guess so

Only in cases of rape and incest

Only in cases of danger to the mother

Never

Should the council have a right to determine what you do to your property?

Yes, in the interests of the common good

Yes, to protect the environment

No, it is too costly to make chhanges to property

No, its my land not the councils!

Your socio-economic stand

Absolute social and economic freedom

More social and economic freedom

No changes

More social freedom, more economic regulation

More economic freedom, more social regulation

How would you describe your general philosophy?

Should the Maori seats be abolished?

Yes, they are racist

No, abolition is racist

Reduce Maori Seats back to 4

Increase number of Maori Seats

If my actions harm myself, but not you, should you be able to stop me doing them?

Yes, for the common good

Yes, for your own good

No, I own my body

No, I want to hurt myself