Or on the ballot paper, in this case. Yes, the communists are standing for election - but only in two seats: Maungakiekie and Christchurch Central. It will be interesting to see how many votes they get...
Well, their total in the last elections was only 171 votes. I wouldn't expect them to do a whole lot better this time around, myself. (Their Christchurch Central candidate, Annalucia Vermunt, managed to get 395 votes in the last mayoral race, but that was across the whole city. I don't know about Patrick Brown in Maungakiekie).
With regard to New Zealand far-leftists, I suspect the Anti-Capitalist Alliance would actually be the more successful group - it got about 0.02% of the vote in 2002, as opposed to the Communist League's 0.01%. I don't suppose anyone knows if they're standing again?
Yeah, they'll be standing throughout the country I should imagine. I think they have at least 3 candidates within Wellington. I was talking to my flatmate who is standing for them in Wellington central and he's going to get around to the campaign some time soon.
Well, their total in the last elections was only 171 votes. I wouldn't expect them to do a whole lot better this time around, myself. (Their Christchurch Central candidate, Annalucia Vermunt, managed to get 395 votes in the last mayoral race, but that was across the whole city. I don't know about Patrick Brown in Maungakiekie).
ReplyDeleteWith regard to New Zealand far-leftists, I suspect the Anti-Capitalist Alliance would actually be the more successful group - it got about 0.02% of the vote in 2002, as opposed to the Communist League's 0.01%. I don't suppose anyone knows if they're standing again?
Yeah, they'll be standing throughout the country I should imagine. I think they have at least 3 candidates within Wellington. I was talking to my flatmate who is standing for them in Wellington central and he's going to get around to the campaign some time soon.
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