ELECTION POLL: 1 week till the election!

[winner69]

Seems that ACT guy standing in Port Waikato dying will result in a bye-election after the election is call over

And we’ll end up with 121 MPs after that bye-election

[BlackPeter]

Seems that ACT guy standing in Port Waikato dying will result in a bye-election after the election is call over

And we’ll end up with 121 MPs after that bye-election

I assume its a by-election, not a bye-elections, but nevertheless - quite funny rules.

But obviously - first my condolences to his family, it sounds like he was a good guy.

It sounds however funny to have a by election for a candidate who anyway wouldn't have made it. As a minimum they should count the electorate votes - and only have a by-election if the winner of the FPP election died.

Otherwise it appears to be an unfair advantage for whoever supplies the winning candidate in an electorate - they get two MP's instead of one. How can this be right?