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Single transferable vote in general election
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I agree that Goldsmith now has too many portfolios and you’re right about how this imperils good governance. It seems to me though that National already has options within its existing caucus and doesn’t need more MPs if the goal is simply to distribute the workload. This is more of a choice from the prime minister about how he delegates work and voters can decide what they think about it, I guess.
Labour was similar, as I recall — there were a few ‘super ministers’ in charge of a lot.
I take your point regarding gerrymandering. It’s not quite the right word. Replace it with a word that means ‘made to vote in elections where my vote will not materially affect the outcome whereas under the current system it can’, if you like.
There are plenty of electorates where your vote make little difference.
I'm in the Taupō electorate. This has been a strong national seat for 18 years. Voting against national here, though I will, isn't going to change the outcome.
Fair enough. Hence why I’ve been arguing to retain the party vote system under my proposed tinkering rather than moving to electorates only.