tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post443192167488656826..comments2023-10-26T05:03:32.201+13:00Comments on BIG NEWS: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-12261125443304014202011-06-26T21:32:33.974+12:002011-06-26T21:32:33.974+12:00Hone got 48% of the vote.
To put that into persp...Hone got 48% of the vote. <br /><br />To put that into perspective, at the last election the National party got 44%. I thought john Key was funny today talking about a "reduced mandate" when Hone got a bigger share of the vote than Key's party did in '08. <br /><br />As for the majority itself, anyone who followed the old First Past the Post politics for any significant amount of time may know it doesn't matter how many votes you win by as long as you win.Steve Withershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105201164365536942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-76223451638952906222011-06-26T13:07:21.346+12:002011-06-26T13:07:21.346+12:00Formerly the holder of the Maori seat with the hig...<i>Formerly the holder of the Maori seat with the highest majority, he now has the slimmest majority in the Maori electorate – 867.</i><br /><br />You've been listening to Phil Goff again. This has never been true. 2005 or 2008.Graeme Edgelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928755583921638414noreply@blogger.com