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Final results are still pending and I will stick to my prediction that Labour will pick up Whangarei on specials and a further list seat entitlement. But the form of the next Government is clear. Which opens up the question, what should Labour do in…
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There has been some beltway chatter about who should be the Deputy Prime Minister. Last time it was Winston Peters. Fair enough, the MMP dynamics were such that it had to happen. So who should be the DPM this time? Given that the people have…
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Some have recently been making histrionic arm waving about the decline of the Baby Boomer’s influence. Let me introduce: the National Party. This wasn’t the worst shot they’ve had. Like Donald Trump, the base has held under their very, very bad year. We can use…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvRIboFJOiY Discussion post for this afternoon's live US Presidential debate.
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We don't have a government like the Labour government that formed in 1935. And back in the day the Ministry of Works were peripherally involved at best. So while plenty of lefties prefer to soak their marching feet in a warm steaming vat of nostalgia,…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Jostling around in the post-election, waiting to see what happens period was this interview by John Campbell with Grant Robertson on Monday. Cute that Labour are stealing the Greens' priorities of inequality and climate. But is it anything other than government formation politicking? Talking about…
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Chloe Swarbrick’s win is noteworthy. It’s notable that Helen White’s vote share pretty much didn’t change upwards despite the largest swing to Labour across the country we’ve seen in multiple decades. The result will stand Helen White as the Hilary Clinton of New Zealand politics:…
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I have no idea if she is right or not. But Tova O'Brien has suggested that a Labour Green joined at the hip coalition is not going to happen. There has been a fair bit of commentary suggesting that the election result was bad for…
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Jacinda Ardern aims to bet both ways on our future – transforming Aotearoa to rid us of inequality and poverty, and building consensus. She has won a mandate with her historic, landslide victory but can she do both? “I have been a consensus builder, but…
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Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog When I posted back in August about the New Zealand Labour Government, I was fairly confident that they would win this year's election. I did not however think they would win by as much as they did. On Saturday,…
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The repercussions from the election result will percolate throughout this week. Two predictions that I will make are that Gerry Brownlee and Nick Smith will announce their retirements. National has this uncanny ability to make MPs stand down without a fuss. For legal reasons I…
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Incredible, historic election night. Well done everyone, and congratulations to Labour, the Greens and the Māori Party. Head over to Matt's post on the probable make up of parliament if you want to see who is in, who is out, by electorate and list. Labour…
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I don't think the bad news is over for National. I will go out on two limbs here and predict that they will lose Whangarei and they will also lose entitlement to a seat. Maureen Pugh's career will be over. And Nick Smith will also…
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Winston you were my man when your dark brown wavy hair and beatific smile rose to glory within National when National needed to prove again that Maori could rise to elected respectability within even the most tilted of social structures. You were partnership material at Russel…
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This is a truly remarkable result. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that Labour would gain a majority. I thought the good old kiwi habit of wanting to share the love around would prevent this from being achieved. The electorate map is now…
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With all the preliminary votes counted for the night, so let's look at who's in most likely and out: Electorate MPs: (Alphabetically by winner's party name, then by electorate name, a slight reformatting of the official results) Electorate Leading candidate Epsom SEYMOUR, David Breen (ACT)…
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This post for general discussion about election results. There are also posts on Key Electorates, and Natwatch. Electoral Commission Election Results Preliminary General Election results will be available here progressively from 7.00pm on election night. Targets for release of the preliminary General Election results are:…