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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

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Percentage | Trend

Last answered 8 hours ago

Criminal Politicians Poll Results

Yes

135,934 votes

45%

No

165,719 votes

55%

Distribution of answers submitted by New Zealander voters.

20%

Yes

53%

No

21%

Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

2%

No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime

3%

Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence

1%

Yes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office
4 Yes answers
2 No answers
0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Jan 6, 2017. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

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