Clutha/Southland says NO

Poor Bill. Despite being a National stronghold, his electorate voted decisively against asset sales - 61.2% of voters said, wrong, Bill, we didn't want you to flog our assets off.
That's gotta sting.
Bill'll have some line or other denying the obvious, but he and Key and the rest of the Nats have been told loud and clear. What that means for the coming election is the interesting thing. Bill, having read the writing on the wall, has abandoned the seat and will stand for the list only. Curious. Mind you, he's a Wellingtonian now, has been for years and he knows we Southlanders prefer our representatives to live locally.