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Showing posts with label More electorates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label More electorates. Show all posts

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Ele Ludemann: Need more electorates


News and commentary on the proposed electorate boundaries has focussed on Wellington losing a seat.

I have yet to see or hear anyone pointing out that there are about twice as many people in each electorate than there was under First Past the Post and nearly half as many more than when MMP was introduced.

Those deciding on how MMP would work made several errors. one was keeping the Maori seats against the recommendation to discard them because MMP would ensure they were no longer needed.