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388:referendum
380:Parliament
260:Parliament
248:Mark Brown
219:King
305:General:
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269:Tai Tura
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78:Results
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408:Votes
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147:6.72%
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111:82.27%
92:Votes
88:Choice
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450:Total
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101:Agree
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