Has National cracked MMP?
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 11:17 PM | Permalink
Yesterday was a member's day, not usually a source of news unless a conscinous bill is before the House. But last night the government lost two votes, on Wayne Mapp's Employment Relations Amendment Bill (63-58) and Barbara Stewart's Electoral Amendment Bill (61-60).
This demostrates that the Labour government cannot take passage of legislation for granted. Whilst this will rarely be a problem, it shows that if National is lucky enough to have key bills drawn from the ballot, Labour will have real headaches. It is now up to National to build and maintain their relationships with all minor parties (well except Jim).
This demostrates that the Labour government cannot take passage of legislation for granted. Whilst this will rarely be a problem, it shows that if National is lucky enough to have key bills drawn from the ballot, Labour will have real headaches. It is now up to National to build and maintain their relationships with all minor parties (well except Jim).
