Countries that have mandatory retirements for politicians include Argentina (age 75), Brazil (75 for judges and prosecutors), Mexico (70 for judges and prosecutors) and Singapore (75 for members of parliament.)
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Māori electorate
Electorate
Response rates from 4.2k New Zealand voters.
73% Yes |
27% No |
68% Yes |
22% No |
4% Yes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test |
2% No, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
2% Yes, and ban anyone over the age of retirement from running for office |
2% No, I would prefer term limits instead |
1% No, this discriminates against older politicians |
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0% No, our government needs experienced leaders |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 4.2k New Zealand voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 4.2k New Zealand voters.
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Unique answers from New Zealand voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but there should be a strict age limit of nobody over 70 in politics
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No, but those declared medically incompetent in the past should be retested before being allowed to run.
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Mental competency should be for ALL politicians
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Yes, only if they have been noted of having difficulties within the larger public eye while doing their duty
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Every politician should have to
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Politicians should be forced to retire by 75 years.
