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1 September 2003

Media Release
 

Regional voting breakdowns for meat and wool referendum

 

Bay of Plenty sheep and beef farmers were the most supportive voters in the Farmer's Choice referendum held during August to determine whether meat and wool levies would continue to fund industry-good activities.

 

Provisional regional breakdowns of the vote results show that Bay of Plenty farmers supported the proposals by the largest majority, with a massive 89% saying yes for sheepmeat, 81% for beef, and 81% for wool, counted on weighted stock numbers.  The Bay of Plenty results were also the largest majority counted on a one-farmer-one-vote basis for all votes, except the goat levy.

 

The highest majority for the goat levy proposal was taken by South Canterbury with 87% in favour.

 

Bay of Plenty farmers also had the largest majorities for the votes on the single organisation (87%), retaining the reserves, and investing in biotechnology, counted on both weighted stock numbers and one-farm-one-vote basis.

 

The next-strongest majorities were in the lower North Island and Northland for sheepmeat (76%), Westland, the lower North Island and Northland for beef (76-78%) the lower North Island and Taranaki for wool (73%), and Northland for goatmeat (76%).

 

The Commodity Levies Act (CLA) under which the levy votes were held requires that a majority of farmers vote 'yes' to the proposals, counted both on a weighted stock number basis, and on a one-farm-one-vote basis.  Both thresholds must be passed before a levy order application can be made.

 

For more information:

 

Jeff Grant (Chairman, Meat New Zealand) 027 431 5330

Mike Petersen (Chairman, SheepCo) 021 243 7344

Katie Mathison (Manager, Communications & Public Affairs) 021 899 129

 

Copies of the levy proposals and the constitution of the new organisation are available on www.farmerschoice.co.nz.

 


2003 FARMER'S CHOICE CLA REFERENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Results (Provisional)

Regional Breakdowns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheepmeat Levy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Overseas

1

100

0

0

1

100

0

0

Bay of Plenty

156

78.39

43

21.61

1083

88.7

138

11.3

Canterbury

951

70.39

400

29.61

10280

76.39

3177

23.61

Dunedin

646

70.45

271

29.55

11050

73.41

4003

26.59

Lower North

2154

76.09

677

23.91

31928

78.88

8547

21.12

Northland

375

76.37

116

23.63

2488

82.38

532

17.62

South Canterbury

531

70.99

217

29.01

5941

72.66

2236

27.34

Southland

956

67.9

452

32.1

12120

72.81

4525

27.19

Taranaki

164

74.55

56

25.45

1383

79.9

348

20.1

Upper South

256

65.98

132

34.02

2130

68.25

991

31.75

Waikato

618

72.45

235

27.55

5465

74.67

1854

25.33

Westland

25

75.76

8

24.24

67

72.04

26

27.96

Informal Votes

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

6833

72.1

2647

27.9

83936

76.1

26377

23.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef Levy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Overseas

1

100

0

0

1

100

0

0

Bay of Plenty

331

80.15

82

19.85

2108

81.17

489

18.83

Canterbury

763

72.87

284

27.13

4103

78.72

1109

21.28

Dunedin

529

70.16

225

29.84

2437

73.67

871

26.33

Lower North

2346

76.29

729

23.71

21372

78.17

5967

21.83

Northland

846

76.28

263

23.72

5718

75.53

1853

24.47

South Canterbury

476

73.91

168

26.09

2566

79.44

664

20.56

Southland

646

67.86

306

32.14

2597

72.04

1008

27.96

Taranaki

397

74.48

136

25.52

1973

74.37

680

25.63

Upper South

295

71.78

116

28.22

1454

78.98

387

21.02

Waikato

1198

74.73

405

25.27

7957

72.97

2947

27.03

Westland

66

78.57

18

21.43

333

76.91

100

23.09

Informal Votes

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

7894

73.8

2797

26.2

52619

76.6

16075

23.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Goatmeat Levy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Overseas

1

100

0

0

1

100

0

0

Bay of Plenty

42

76.36

13

23.64

53

79.1

14

20.9

Canterbury

40

80

10

20

47

79.66

12

20.34

Dunedin

28

80

7

20

39

84.78

7

15.22

Lower North

104

67.53

50

32.47

148

66.07

76

33.93

Northland

49

79.03

13

20.97

64

77.11

19

22.89

South Canterbury

33

84.62

6

15.38

40

86.96

6

13.04

Southland

15

40.54

22

59.46

19

44.19

24

55.81

Taranaki

13

65

7

35

14

66.67

7

33.33

Upper South

23

48.94

24

51.06

31

51.67

29

48.33

Waikato

64

62.75

38

37.25

75

54.35

63

45.65

Westland

2

50

2

50

2

40

3

60

Informal Votes

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

414

67.0

204

33.0

533

67.2

260

32.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wool Levy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Overseas

0

0

1

100

0

0

1

100

Bay of Plenty

146

74.11

51

25.89

979

81.45

223

18.55

Canterbury

903

67.14

442

32.86

9753

72.53

3694

27.47

Dunedin

595

64.96

321

35.04

10346

68.4

4779

31.6

Lower North

2070

73.46

748

26.54

31387

77.69

9014

22.31

Northland

348

71.17

141

28.83

2044

68.18

954

31.82

South Canterbury

479

64.38

265

35.62

5285

64.62

2893

35.38

Southland

858

61.29

542

38.71

10831

65.37

5739

34.63

Taranaki

160

73.39

58

26.61

1356

78.93

362

21.07

Upper South

236

60.67

153

39.33

1872

59.94

1251

40.06

Waikato

578

68.4

267

31.6

5218

71.29

2101

28.71

Westland

23

71.88

9

28.13

60

68.18

28

31.82

Informal Votes

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

6396

67.8

3037

32.2

79131

71.8

31039

28.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Biotechnology Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Overseas

1

100

0

0

3

100

0

0

Bay of Plenty

324

78.83

87

21.17

3212

83.78

622

16.22

Canterbury

990

67.53

476

32.47

12646

70.66

5250

29.34

Dunedin

605

66.48

305

33.52

11913

67.06

5851

32.94

Lower North

2235

72

869

28

50261

76.47

15469

23.53

Northland

794

73.65

284

26.35

7094

69.73

3079

30.27

South Canterbury

526

66.75

262

33.25

6981

65.59

3663

34.41

Southland

949

66.41

480

33.59

13318

68.22

6203

31.78

Taranaki

352

69.98

151

30.02

2974

71.61

1179

28.39

Upper South

293

64.25

163

35.75

3156

65.38

1671

34.62

Waikato

1091

71.26

440

28.74

11730

66.69

5859

33.31

Westland

56

66.67

28

33.33

328

66.4

166

33.6

Informal Votes

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

8216

69.5

3606

30.5

123616

71.6

49012

28.4


 

Establish Single Organisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Overseas

0

0

1

100

0

0

3

100

Bay of Plenty

359

84.47

66

15.53

3316

86.97

497

13.03

Canterbury

1167

76.78

353

23.22

15078

81.2

3490

18.8

Dunedin

710

74.27

246

25.73

14112

76.15

4419

23.85

Lower North

2598

80.71

621

19.29

57076

84.47

10494

15.53

Northland

887

78.77

239

21.23

8684

81.7

1945

18.3

South Canterbury

608

74.33

210

25.67

8069

72.33

3087

27.67

Southland

1065

71.38

427

28.62

15130

75.94

4793

24.06

Taranaki

431

79.23

113

20.77

3607

81.83

801

18.17

Upper South

348

73.11

128

26.89

3743

74.87

1256

25.13

Waikato

1236

76.72

375

23.28

13823

76.5

4246

23.5

Westland

68

78.16

19

21.84

398

76.98

119

23.02

Informal Votes

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

9477

76.7

2875

23.3

143036

80.3

35150

19.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retain Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

One Person One Vote

Weighted

 

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Yes

Yes %

No

No %

Oveseas

1

100

0

0

3

100

0

0

Bay of Plenty

322

77.22

95

22.78

3143

80.86

744

19.14

Canterbury

981

65.1

526

34.9

12612

67.82

5985

32.18

Dunedin

592

63.18

345

36.82

12030

66.21

6139

33.79

Lower North

2244

70.17

954

29.83

49164

72.58

18573

27.42

Northland

839

75.45

273

24.55

7991

75.69

2567

24.31

South Canterbury

533

64.92

288

35.08

7200

63.99

4051

36.01

Southland

911

61.47

571

38.53

12912

64.07

7240

35.93

Taranaki

369

70.69

153

29.31

3034

70.59

1264

29.41

Upper South

314

66.81

156

33.19

3323

66.41

1681

33.59

Waikato

1148

72.66

432

27.34

12612

69.5

5536

30.5

Westland

55

65.48

29

34.52

327

63.37

189

36.63

Informal Votes

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

8309

68.1

3890

31.9

124351

69.7

53969

30.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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