tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post8578894524764078177..comments2023-12-26T00:08:21.129+13:00Comments on Brain Stab: Plus ca changeJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-71703549229220529012007-01-15T12:11:00.000+13:002007-01-15T12:11:00.000+13:00It seems to me that the left/right share of the vo...It seems to me that the left/right share of the vote in NZ politics is roughtly 50:50 and has been for a while. In '02 it was 49.9% Left, 45.1% Right (I regard NZF and UF as right-wing). In '05 it was 47.6% Left, 49% Right.<br /><br />It's really just a case of deckchair moving on the right - the right wing share of the vote only increase by 2% between elections.<br /><br />Because of the split on the right between old-style corporatism and new-right monetarism, it's very hard for any National leader (esp one called Don Brash) to build a coalition - hence we now have a centre-right government led by Labour. Arguably there would need to be a right-wing vote of over 52% for a National led-coalition to be viable.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092996828683002246noreply@blogger.com