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Rodney-mandering the super city - by frog
Gerrymander is an ugly, ugly word. So I won’t use it. Instead I’ve made a beautiful table for you to look at. What it shows is the names and the degree of representation each of the 13 new wards (with 20 councillors between them) created by the Local Government Commission for the Auckland Super City elections will have. read moreMarch 31, 2010 9:51 am - 2 Comments -
Fed Farmers call for a return to the rural gerrymander - by frog
There is an interesting little debate going between Russel and the Federated Farmers on what the Feds are quaintly calling rural representation (page 22 of pdf): The Local Electoral Act 2001 has diminished rural representation, a particular concern when councils depend so heavily on rates based on property value. The Act requires strict adherence to a [...] read moreNovember 5, 2008 4:49 pm - 22 Comments
