Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
You hit the nail on the head. I’ve heard lots of positive things about how good a local MP Ruth Dyson has been. People vote for a good hardworking local MP, then consider which party they feel offers leadership to the country. Labour just didn’t front with a team people could believe offered leadership.
Harkanwal Singh's excellent interactive for the Herald tells the story. Even where people clearly wanted their Labour candidate back in Parliament, they did not back Labour. I read earlier that Labour only won the party vote in five electorates. I'm not sure that's true, but it feels it.
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
It’s not just Goff’s but other electorates where the Labour party vote is well down on the candidates vote. ie Ak Central,Te Atatu, North Shore, Northcote to name a few.
In Auckland Central and some other electorates that will be because Green voters got the memo and backed the Labour electorate candidate.
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
2011 Winning Candidate: COLLINS, Judith (NAT) Majority: 9,890
2014 Leading Candidate: COLLINS, Judith (NAT) Majority: 4,851
A loss of 5039 but were the boundaries changed? I can’t recall.Not significantly. Her majority was halved.
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
Thanks for nothing, Tom.
If it’s any consolation, he was way worse then the All Blacks lost to France in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
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Hard News: A call from Curia, in reply to
Thanks Craig. I've already had to delete one comment this morning -- so, folks, please don't post anything that could be seen to influence any other person's voting intentions. The rules are harsh:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1111/S00555/media-activity-on-election-day.htm
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Hi folks. I've already had to delete one comment this morning -- please don't post anything that could be seen to influence any other person's voting intentions. The rules are harsh:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1111/S00555/media-activity-on-election-day.htm
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Hi folks. I've already had to delete one comment this morning -- please don't post anything that could be seen to influence any other person's voting intentions. The rules are harsh:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1111/S00555/media-activity-on-election-day.htm
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Hard News: Time to Vote, in reply to
And even if they did, presumably they’d be tried as minors and merely hanged, rather than being broken on the wheel like adult electoral law violators.
Surely no more than a public flogging? It's 2014 Ben, jeez.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Lovable Munter, in reply to
One to celebrate a change of government with (fingers crossed!):
Oops! I was going to put that in, wasn't I?
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A simply awesome column on it all from Toby Manhire.
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