This is the index page for the 3rd Edition of Dan McGlashan’s Understanding New Zealand, updated to account for data from the 2018 Census and the 2020 General Election and referendums.
Dan McGlashan’s Understanding New Zealand 3rd Edition is the complete demographic analysis of New Zealand voters, updated in anticipation of the General Election on the 14th October 2023.
This book contains an investigation into which demographics voted for each party in the 2020 New Zealand General Election. Correlations between party vote and age, gender, education, race, income, occupation, industry, homeownership status and other variables are discussed.
There is also an analysis of which demographics voted for change in the euthanasia and cannabis referendums of 2020, as well as an analysis of which demographics turned out to vote and which stayed at home.
To read this book is to understand the New Zealand electorate: not just the surface features, but also the deep undercurrents visible only to statistics and which might determine the 2023 General Election.
CONTENTS
PART ONE
Who Voted Labour in 2020
Who Voted National in 2020
Who Voted Greens in 2020
Who Voted ACT in 2020
Who Voted New Zealand First in 2020
Who Voted The Opportunities Party in 2020
Who Voted Maori Party in 2020
Who Voted Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in 2020
Who Voted New Conservative in 2020
Who Voted Advance NZ in 2020
Note that parties with fewer than 10,000 votes are not included in this analysis, because of the difficulty in calculating accurate correlations when the sample size is so small.
PART TWO
Demographics and Voting Patterns of Cannabis Referendum Voters
Demographics and Voting Patterns of Euthanasia Referendum Voters
Demographics and Voting Patterns of Turnout Rate
PART THREE
Correlations With Voting Labour 2020
Correlations With Voting National 2020
Correlations With Voting Greens 2020
Correlations With Voting ACT 2020
Correlations With Voting New Zealand First 2020
Correlations With Voting The Opportunities Party in 2020
Correlations With Voting Maori Party 2020
Correlations With Voting Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in 2020
Correlations With Voting New Conservative in 2020
Correlations With Voting Advance NZ in 2020
Correlations With Voting Yes To Cannabis
Correlations With Voting Yes To Euthanasia
Correlations With Turnout Rate In 2020
