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| Thread ID: 122028 | 2011-11-26 08:59:00 | Winston Peters | Cato (6936) | PC World Chat |
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| 1245695 | 2011-11-26 23:35:00 | The anti smacking law being a good example. That law wasn't rescinded because National chose not to after the referendum which both National and Labour chose not to be binding. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1245696 | 2011-11-27 00:10:00 | The one good thing about MMP is that the Greens and New Zealand in quite big numbers in parliament are so totally helpless and useless. There is a god because the only thing the losers can do is snipe at the sides and no one will be listening to them. I did like NZ Firsts immigration policies but they have not pursued them lately so them. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1245697 | 2011-11-27 00:12:00 | Which part of that did you find confusing? I'm struggling to think of any better way to phrase it. If you submit a ballot paper, this is considered a vote - regardless of whether or not you make a mark on it. If the ballot does not contain a valid vote, it's counted as informal - *all* ballots must be counted, regardless of their validity. Partly, but there are also a lot of small polling places dotted around the country. Remember that New Zealand has a very sparse population in many areas, and so a low vote count in many polling places is to be expected. That being the case how do you explain how one part of the of an informal voting paper doesn’t make the other part informal? Also, why does the total votes, including informal, differ between part “A” & “B”? Then of course there is the staggering low Total Vote in the referendum. How do you explain that? Strikes me as being Mickey Mouse in keeping with quite a few goings on. :annoyed: Part A - Should New Zealand keep the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system? Response Number of Votes Percentage of Total Votes KEEP 155,966 53.74% CHANGE 123,708 42.62% Informal Votes 10,559 3.64% Total Votes 290,233 100.00% Part B - If New Zealand were to change to another voting system which voting system would you choose? Response Number of Votes Percentage of Total Votes FPP 92,416 31.89% PV 23,749 8.19% STV 32,564 11.24% SM 42,120 14.53% Informal Votes 98,967 34.15% Total Votes 289,816 100.00% |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1245698 | 2011-11-27 00:33:00 | Dad was telling me about a polling place in Northland that got two people the entire day, and they both voted the same way :p That will keep local workforce busy for a week, so that is handy. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1245699 | 2011-11-27 01:05:00 | The one good thing about MMP is that the Greens and New Zealand in quite big numbers in parliament are so totally helpless and useless. There is a god because the only thing the losers can do is snipe at the sides and no one will be listening to them. I did like NZ Firsts immigration policies but they have not pursued them lately so them. But I thought having smaller parties can slow things down a bit on confidence and supply matters. He was for anti-immigration not sure either if now. WP did mention lately, about a lot of our word exported and used to create wealth and employment in other countries. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1245700 | 2011-11-27 01:44:00 | But I thought having smaller parties can slow things down a bit on confidence and supply matters. He was for anti-immigration not sure either if now. WP did mention lately, about a lot of our word exported and used to create wealth and employment in other countries. The commies and NZ First would never support the government in supply or confidence matters anyway |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1245701 | 2011-11-27 01:45:00 | Well done Winston, liked him for the "wine-box fiasco". Quote Originally Posted by Bobh View Post I found it confusing when I came to vote in the referendum. There was an explanation on the form said that you could vote as follows; 1. You may vote in both Part A and Part B or you may vote only in Part A or only in Part B. 2. Vote by putting a tick in the circle next to the option that you choose. How in the name of lucifer can you get 90,000 odd informal votes !!!. As the form says you only need to fill in one of the options. Yes I filled out both sections: change and pv, changed my mind from FPP, d a m n that could have made a difference. Not a binding referendum anyway, rofl. Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1245702 | 2011-11-27 01:47:00 | As the English did in at the beginning of WW2 in 1939...Signal to the fleet "Winston is back" Ken :devil |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1245703 | 2011-11-27 01:54:00 | He actually achieved a few things in his previous terms like getting free doctor visits for the under sixes so I wouldn't rule him out because of your prejudice. That was in a previous life. Today he is in opposition and is powerless to achieve anything. Prejudice is in your mind and has nothing to do with my comments of fact - period! |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1245704 | 2011-11-27 02:01:00 | That being the case how do you explain how one part of the of an informal voting paper doesn’t make the other part informal?Because they're two separate ballots, printed on the same sheet of paper. Also, why does the total votes, including informal, differ between part “A” & “B”?This shouldn't be the case. Noting that the difference is only ~300 votes, I suspect it may be related to their method of counting - remember that they have not yet finished counting the referendum. Then of course there is the staggering low Total Vote in the referendum. How do you explain that?The total isn't low - the referendum hasn't been fully counted yet. The figures you're looking at (and have quoted below) are only the advance votes, it doesn't include votes cast on election day. We should have a full count on the referendum in a couple of weeks. The current figures are only supposed to provide a general idea of the result. Strikes me as being Mickey Mouse in keeping with quite a few goings on. :annoyed:Which goings-on in particular are you referring to here? |
Erayd (23) | ||
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