first past the post Archive

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  Greens on a roll across the Tasman, but may still win no House seats - by frog

  
  
  
  An opinion poll conducted for The Australian newspaper has the Australian Greens polling at a record high of 16%. That’s around 2 million voters supporting the Greens, but they may still win no seats in the House of Representatives. read more
  June 1, 2010 9:39 am - 7 Comments
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  Captain Capitalism’s alternative to MMP - by frog

  
  
  
  This cartoon is slightly out of date now, except as a tidy explanation of the benefits of two party first past the post presidential style elections so favoured by opponents of MMP. There is more relevant Christmas themed Captain Capitalism here. read more
  November 19, 2008 1:09 pm - 1 Comment
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  The money or the bag? - by frog

  
  
  
  Yesterday’s Herald has John Key on MMP: Key says the referendum on MMP will be held in two parts – a binding plebiscite on election day 2011 on whether MMP should be retained or ditched, and a second binding plebiscite on what might replace it. This list, he indicated, could include first-past-the-post (the predecessor of [...] read more
  November 10, 2008 1:25 pm - 6 Comments
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  Counting your vote - by frog

  
  
  
  Slate has a complicated mathematical piece trying to explain to Americans why their vote really does count even though it seems pointless in among the tens of millions of votes that will have no effect at all on the race to the White House.  The end result seems to be you should vote in the [...] read more
  November 1, 2008 8:16 am - 16 Comments
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  What proportion of proportionality does Key want? - by frog

  
  
  
  So, John Key wants a referendum on MMP but still ‘personally favours some proportionality in the voting system.’ “I personally would be surprised if we went back to first past the post.” So what proportion of proportionality does he want? A few seats somewhere near the back of the chamber where diversity of view can [...] read more
  May 18, 2008 1:54 pm - 44 Comments
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  Herald rollercoaster continues - by frog

  
  
  
  Polls, eh. 44%, how did that happen? The Herald’s latest digipoll gives added credence to the accepted political wisdom that whatever disease Labour has caught it appears to be terminal, and if you want to say goodbye you better push your way up to the bedside now. Of course, that diagnosis continues to rely far [...] read more
  March 3, 2008 2:02 pm - 26 Comments
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  TNVZ poll also shows Greens up - by frog

  
  
  
  Over the weekend TVNZ’s Colmar Brunton poll continued to show an upward trend for the Greens, moving from 4.6 to 6%. The TVNZ poll often seems to be one that the Greens fare poorly in. And it’s a frustrating one because it is often hard to tell from the coverage when the poll was conducted [...] read more
  February 18, 2008 1:36 pm - 14 Comments