this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
28 points (96.7% liked)

Aotearoa / New Zealand

1656 readers
14 users here now

Kia ora and welcome to !newzealand, a place to share and discuss anything about Aotearoa in general

Rules:

FAQ ~ NZ Community List ~ Join Matrix chatroom

 

Banner image by Bernard Spragg

Got an idea for next month's banner?

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Will Chris win?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] SamC@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm, there does seem to be a reasonably strong break towards Labour in the later counted votes. It could mean National end up with as low as 38% (especially after specials). If TPM win 5 seats, there'd be 122 MPs with overhang. That could mean National/Act will fall just short of a majority and require support from NZF.

[–] sortofblue@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Which would be making a bleak situation comically worse. The ol' Kingmaker ends up wielding a lot more power than the 1-ish% influence the people meant for him to have.