2020 elections: new poll shows most Kiwis voted ‘yes’ in euthanasia referendum

Voluntary euthanasia is likely to become legal in New Zealand, according to a post-election poll.

The voter poll showed that 61 percent of Kiwis said they voted “yes” in the binding referendum on the End of Life Choice Law, with 29 percent against and 10 percent unsure or refused. to say.

The Curia Market Research survey was commissioned by Act Party and weighted according to gender, age and area for the 2017 elections and also for the party’s vote for the 2020 elections.

Specifically, he asked: “In the referendum on support for the End of Life Election Law, did you vote yes or no?”

Exit surveys are illegal in New Zealand, which is why the survey was conducted between Sunday and Tuesday night.

The turnout by age and gender for the 2020 elections is not yet known, so the result of the final referendum could differ from the Curia poll. But the result is highly unlikely to be different given the huge margin between the “yes” and “no” votes.

The preliminary results of the End of Life Election Law and the cannabis referendums will be released by the Electoral Commission tomorrow at 2 pm

Support for the End of Life Act got off to a strong start with a 1 News Colmar Brunton poll in April last year that placed it at 71%, but the margin slowly narrowed over time until the same poll placed support in 60% the week of the elections.

Law leader David Seymour was the architect of the bill and said the results of today’s poll were “very encouraging.”

“It appears that the people of New Zealand have ratified Parliament’s decision and thousands of New Zealanders in the years to come, instead of egregious deaths, will have control, dignity and choice over their own bodies.

“I call on opponents of the legislation to stop negative campaigning and to respect international evidence that these laws are safe.

“If they don’t like the law, the civilized response should be not to choose it for themselves, instead of criticizing those who do.”

The Herald reached out to opponents of the law, but they were not available before this story was published or wanted to wait until preliminary election results are released tomorrow.