how does Act have so many list MPs?
how does Act have so many list MPs?
I just skimmed through the leaflets and realized they got almost as many as lab/nat.
Who do they think they're fooling?
It doesn't hurt and it essentially becomes an honour roll for party members I suppose. Tow the party line and make the list, I guess.
I think there may also be campaign fund and council hoarding site allowances for electrical candidates, so you want to run electorate candidates wherever practical even if they don't stand a chance.
If you're going to stand ~50 electorate MPs, you might as well stick their names on the list.
Elections states that the "maximum number on the published list is 65". I'm not sure why (printing size? Practicality?) I assume that if that rule wasn't present the two major parties would be in at least the 80s.
electrical candidates
I know it was only a typo, but this phrase opened up a whole sci fi dystopian vista in my mind.