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Thread ID: 144378 2017-09-26 22:39:00 Winston Peters bk T (215) PC World Chat
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1439856 2017-09-26 23:59:00 *2

Winston PM, Jacinda DPM, should work, Winnies been DPM in a Bolger Government.

Jacinda will need some breaking in for the top job.

lurking.

Gee Plod, you are a real neigh-sayer

Ken :banana
kenj (9738)
1439857 2017-09-27 00:44:00 Sounds like a joke, but this is the reality:

We spent all the money, time, efforts, etc. etc.;

And at the end, Winston Peters, one man decides who he wants to be our PM!

Is this a healthy system? Is this what we called 'Democracy'? Is this the system we want?

Well it is a whole lot better than first past the post.
I preferred STV and voted for that at the time.
KarameaDave (15222)
1439858 2017-09-27 01:57:00 Well it is a whole lot better than first past the post.
I preferred STV and voted for that at the time.Me also.
Pato (2463)
1439859 2017-09-27 02:31:00 To cut long story short: Winston Peters chooses who will be our PM.

its a pretty bad situation when put like that

The 1st time (with bolger), his bottom lines were really quite good : more police etc
2nd time (labour) , he did upset our major trading partner . Not a good look with his seemingly anti-asian stance pre-election.

Both times, it seemed to me that Nat/Lab both used him as a whipping boy, blaming stuff on him . He came out out it not looking too good.
1101 (13337)
1439860 2017-09-27 02:37:00 was first past the post really any worse ?
no backroom deals, no 3rd party pulling the strings . No loony parties who didnt win a single seat getting multiple MP's

Only downside of FPTP was, if your local MP was truley awefull (were I live) , you're put in a spot if its his party you want in power
1101 (13337)
1439861 2017-09-27 02:54:00 MMP is the worst thing ever.

Period!!
Zippity (58)
1439862 2017-09-27 03:01:00 And at the end, Winston Peters, one man decides who he wants to be our PM!


So?

Any different than if the votes for Nat/lab came in at say 100/99 or such?
pctek (84)
1439863 2017-09-27 03:07:00 was first past the post really any worse ?
no backroom deals, no 3rd party pulling the strings . No loony parties who didnt win a single seat getting multiple MP's

Only downside of FPTP was, if your local MP was truley awefull (were I live) , you're put in a spot if its his party you want in power

There was a major problem with first past the post.
A party could gain more than 50% of the vote, yet not get in because they had all their support
concentrated into fewer electorates than another party.
KarameaDave (15222)
1439864 2017-09-27 06:30:00 There was a major problem with first past the post.
A party could gain more than 50% of the vote, yet not get in because they had all their support
concentrated into fewer electorates than another party.

Be scary thought now, the whole of south Auckland with its black population voting exclusively for the Commies.
prefect (6291)
1439865 2017-09-27 06:39:00 Wasn't Nat's Jian Yang a member of the Chinese Communist Party? bk T (215)
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