The_Permanent_Way
The_Permanent_Way t1_itscuf8 wrote
Reply to comment by killcat in Women will have equal share of seats in [New Zealand] Parliament with Soraya Peke-Mason's swearing-in by giblefog
They have no control over the list once the election is done. It’s not like they got to handpick her to replace this retiring MP two years down the line.
The_Permanent_Way t1_itq4kl0 wrote
Reply to comment by draxor_666 in Women will have equal share of seats in [New Zealand] Parliament with Soraya Peke-Mason's swearing-in by giblefog
> .....this literally is about enforcing a 50/50 split.
Huh? NZ parliament has no such rule. Someone quit their job and because the next in line was a woman it happened to bring the numbers to 50/50.
The_Permanent_Way t1_j58kz88 wrote
Reply to comment by mtarascio in Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as next New Zealand Prime Minister by Opposite_Ad_2815
The election is still 9 months away so it could amount to more than just filling the seat