The Electoral Amendment Bill: Rock the waka and you’re overboard
Opinion: MPs jumping ship should remain a no-no according to revised bill.
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On December 13, 2017, the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament. This bill, if passed, will prevent “waka jumping.”
Since the infamous events of 1998 [when a clutch of NZ First MPs defected to form Mauri Pacific, a forerunner to the Maori Party], waka jumping has been
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Sally McKechnie
Sat, 23 Dec 2017
Sat, 23 Dec 2017
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The Electoral Amendment Bill: Rock the waka and you’re overboard
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