Who will you be voting for? (anonymous poll)

[skidMark]

Where is the "I wont be voting" option?

Back buton, top left of your screen.

You cant bitch and moan if you dont bother to vote.

[Pussy]

Not sure now, as I'm deeply offended by Lockwood Smith suggesting Asians have small penises.....

Well, was he on the money or what?



(p/t)

[skidMark]

Well, was he on the money or what?

Everthing he said was true, but its just kind of stuff you don't say.

It would be like walking up to a maori and screaming the N word in his face.

[James Deuce]

You need multiple selections. My Constituent vote won't be for a member of the same party as my Party vote.

[skidMark]

You need multiple selections. My Constituent vote won't be for a member of the same party as my Party vote.

THIS is for party vote only.

Constituant doesnt really have much point because it willvary for all the different electorites anyway. depends on that condidates personal views.

I did state this is only for party vote in the first post.

[alanzs]

Obama...

[James Deuce]

If you want an accurate reflection of the potential make up of Parliament from KB's perspective then both votes are important. This is one of the things about recent polls that I think is a little misleading. The Constituent vote may carry the minority number of seats in Parliament vs the list, but don't forget that a minority party getting one Constituent seat will almost invariably mean there are at least 2 from that party in Parliament.

I think your statement about the constituent being "different" is a little flippant.

I don't think most NZers can accept that they are even allowed to cast a party vote that differs from the party their potential constituent candidate comes from.

[SPman]

I don't think most NZers can accept that they are even allowed to cast a party vote that differs from the party their potential constituent candidate comes from.

I don't think most NZ'ers think.........their reactions seemed to be hardwired to their "react" trigger, bypassing the brain, entirely!

[skidMark]

If you want an accurate reflection of the potential make up of Parliament from KB's perspective then both votes are important. This is one of the things about recent polls that I think is a little misleading. The Constituent vote may carry the minority number of seats in Parliament vs the list, but don't forget that a minority party getting one Constituent seat will almost invariably mean there are at least 2 from that party in Parliament.

I think your statement about the constituent being "different" is a little flippant.

I don't think most NZers can accept that they are even allowed to cast a party vote that differs from the party their potential constituent candidate comes from.

it is completely different because your case is a perfect example of people not choosing the same for both thier votes, which would throw off what we are trying to find out now wouldn't it...

if it is party vote only at least we get an untainted idea of who will be running the country.

i think this is a better way, you have an issue run your own poll.

[Coyote]

I don't really feel like voting, though I feel as though I should. None of the parties that could get into government are worth spitting at, and those that do seem worth voting for can't even obtain 0.1% of the country's votes (Democrats for Social Credit got 0.05% in the 2005 election) since they don't clearly publicise themselves whether that's the media's fault or their own. Voting is both too important to fuck up, and too meaningless to worry about.

I'm not sure if voting for a good party is going to leave me feeling warm and fuzzy knowing I did the right thing or thinking I've just wasted my vote.


So I'm either voting for Bill and Ben or ALCP.

[Coyote]

I don't think most NZ'ers think.........their reactions seemed to be hardwired to their "react" trigger, bypassing the brain, entirely!

Which is why the black and white "National Versus Labour" has become far more evident this year. Democracy only works when the people are educated. But it's easier to watch TV and hear on the news "Labour/National did something baaaad. What does the opposition leader have to say?" rather than learning about smaller parties. And who has the knowledge of who else is running and the time to learn about them anyway? After this election we shouldn't have any more need for coalitions and MMP since the 2 big right leaning parties will be see-sawing in and out of majority control of this country. Just like America. Or a better analogy, it's just like Holdens and Fords. THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME FUCKING THING. Does it really matter who wins?

[Swoop]

Hey! That sucks. I'm voting six times so I want six poll votes as well.

[Patar]

Dont Vote

It just encourages the bastards

My sentiments exactly

[Robert Taylor]

Back buton, top left of your screen.

You cant bitch and moan if you dont bother to vote.

And the worst scenario of all could happen, a coalition of Labour, Greens ( Reds ) Progressive and the Racist party.
It would be delightful if the poll at the time of this post was reflected in the election result.

[cs363]

And the worst scenario of all could happen, a coalition of Labour, Greens ( Reds ) Progressive and the Racist party.
It would be delightful if the poll at the time of this post was reflected in the election result.

Fancy seeing you here!

All jokes aside though, I suspect you may be right (well I know you are.... in more ways than one!) especially in light of the hordes (some 47,000 this year apparently) who have left these shores recently bound for the bright lights of Aussie - I would put money on the fact that most of these people would not be voting for the scenario you outline above.
Lets hope that this poll does reflect the outcome of the election - again, qualified with the 'at time of posting' suffix