tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post8594281019359878635..comments2023-10-26T05:03:32.201+13:00Comments on BIG NEWS: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-62027946036931690682011-05-30T13:38:16.808+12:002011-05-30T13:38:16.808+12:00You are incorrect at how National party selections...You are incorrect at how National party selections work.<br /><br />There is a ballot if a candidate gets over 50% of the vote there is no need for a second ballot. If as is often the case no candidate gets over 50% in the forst ballot then the lowest polling candidate is dropped and a new ballot held. And so on until thre is a winner.<br /><br />It is not done by ranking as in PV, it is completed with separate ballots, each time dropping off the lowest scoring candidate before the next ballot.Whaleoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678132752321342863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-25972195655997443822011-05-30T06:06:58.034+12:002011-05-30T06:06:58.034+12:00Brash would get elected under FPP if he stood for ...Brash would get elected under FPP if he stood for National in a really safe seat like Taranaki-King Country. A block of cheese could get elected for National in that seat. Which just goes to show, electorate MPs aren't necessarily more deserving of their places in parliament than List MPs.<br /><br />The reason they're backing SM is because they want to take us back to the tweedledum vs tweedledumber 2 party system but they know the voters don't want FPP. So they're pretending SM is some sort of compromise between FPP and MMP. In reality SM is just FPP with lipstick. It only gives minor parties token representation and we end up with votes in safe seats being less important. And if you're lucky enough to live in a marginal seat where your vote can make a difference you're forced to choose between just two parties or your vote will be wasted.Newtown Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266175081616786595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-30079658499540366562011-05-30T06:02:30.404+12:002011-05-30T06:02:30.404+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.Newtown Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266175081616786595noreply@blogger.com