tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post112823090184220473..comments2023-09-19T19:45:50.854+12:00Comments on Spanblather: spiting the faceSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1128367601203981112005-10-04T08:26:00.000+13:002005-10-04T08:26:00.000+13:00i agree about the political violence maps. it wou...i agree about the political violence maps. it would transform our entire political map, not just in terms of electorates, if the Maori seats went. the repurcussions of abolishing them without Maori buy in would be huge.Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1128342574773543672005-10-04T01:29:00.000+13:002005-10-04T01:29:00.000+13:00'what would actually happen to all those voters? W...'what would actually happen to all those voters? Where would they go?'<BR/><BR/>Onto the streets, that's where. Changes in electoral arithmetic are insignificant compared to the sort of civil disorder that would result from a significant chunk of the population believing they no longer had basic democratic rights.mapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209906216745532870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1128283989483905502005-10-03T09:13:00.000+13:002005-10-03T09:13:00.000+13:00i think the difference would really be felt in are...i think the difference would really be felt in areas like Whangarei and Northland, where there are relatively high numbers of Maori who are on the Maori roll. I'm not sure that the South Island is a good example Bren as it's geographically the biggest Maori seat.Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1128283918881461672005-10-03T09:11:00.000+13:002005-10-03T09:11:00.000+13:00There's arguments either way on whether less or mo...There's arguments either way on whether less or more Maori would vote - less because they would feel less engaged, but more because it becomes easier for them to vote. I tend to think if the seats were abolished without Maori consent then large numbers might be turned off voting.Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1128246890707915892005-10-02T22:54:00.000+13:002005-10-02T22:54:00.000+13:00I did scenarios on this once and the likely result...I did scenarios on this once and the likely result would be National losing 2 or 3 seats. However Labour (or now Lab and Maori Party) would have lost 7 and only gained 2 or 3.David Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671886921725110921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1128240905134594422005-10-02T21:15:00.000+13:002005-10-02T21:15:00.000+13:00big question would be whether maori would turn out...big question would be whether maori would turn out in the same numbers if the maori seats weren't there.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680274679737065263noreply@blogger.com