Why would he?
National’s problem is not winning too few electorates. It is that it will win too many.
Under MMP, electing another National electorate MP does not increase National’s representation. It means one fewer National list MP.
Epsom has a distinguished parliamentary history of electing independently minded MPs.
Sir Ronald Algie, Auckland University’s first professor of law, represented the electorate, then called Remuera, for 23 years.
Before entering Parliament, he resigned his professorship to lead the Freedom Association, which opposed increasing state control.
He became one of New Zealand’s finest parliamentarians.
What would Sir Ronald make of Paul Goldsmith’s police state proposal to remove the right to silence in certain criminal cases, with up to ten years’ imprisonment for refusing to provide information to police?
National’s willingness to compromise fundamental principles is why James Christmas is standing for ACT in Tāmaki.
Like Sir Ronald Algie, Christmas is distinguished in public law. He advised both John Key and Bill English.
He was once regarded as National’s future Attorney-General.
National has instead selected as its candidate a former “Head of People Operations”.
What Parliament needs is a first-class constitutional lawyer.
The answer to that Epsom voter’s question is that he should vote for David Seymour.
In Tāmaki, the issue is protecting the rights that make us New Zealanders by electing James Christmas.
It is not always the smartest political party that wins elections.
Often, it’s the smartest voters.
The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. This article was sourced HERE
Epsom has a distinguished parliamentary history of electing independently minded MPs.
Sir Ronald Algie, Auckland University’s first professor of law, represented the electorate, then called Remuera, for 23 years.
Before entering Parliament, he resigned his professorship to lead the Freedom Association, which opposed increasing state control.
He became one of New Zealand’s finest parliamentarians.
What would Sir Ronald make of Paul Goldsmith’s police state proposal to remove the right to silence in certain criminal cases, with up to ten years’ imprisonment for refusing to provide information to police?
National’s willingness to compromise fundamental principles is why James Christmas is standing for ACT in Tāmaki.
Like Sir Ronald Algie, Christmas is distinguished in public law. He advised both John Key and Bill English.
He was once regarded as National’s future Attorney-General.
National has instead selected as its candidate a former “Head of People Operations”.
What Parliament needs is a first-class constitutional lawyer.
The answer to that Epsom voter’s question is that he should vote for David Seymour.
In Tāmaki, the issue is protecting the rights that make us New Zealanders by electing James Christmas.
It is not always the smartest political party that wins elections.
Often, it’s the smartest voters.
The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. This article was sourced HERE
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