Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 25, 2016 18:32:43 GMT 12
MĀORI SEATS ENTRENCHED BY TIRIKATENE BILL
National and the Māori Party need to support my member’s Bill which is designed to entrench the Māori electorate seats in Parliament, Labour’s Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene says.
“Under the Electoral Act the provisions establishing the general electorates are entrenched – meaning only a 75% majority can overturn them – but the provisions establishing the Māori electorates are not - meaning it only takes a simple majority to abolish them.
“My Bill is about fixing the constitution. There’s no reason to treat general electorate seats better than we treat Māori electorate seats.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1608/S00454/maori-seats-entrenched-by-tirikatene-bill.htm
National and the Māori Party need to support my member’s Bill which is designed to entrench the Māori electorate seats in Parliament, Labour’s Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene says.
“Under the Electoral Act the provisions establishing the general electorates are entrenched – meaning only a 75% majority can overturn them – but the provisions establishing the Māori electorates are not - meaning it only takes a simple majority to abolish them.
“My Bill is about fixing the constitution. There’s no reason to treat general electorate seats better than we treat Māori electorate seats.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1608/S00454/maori-seats-entrenched-by-tirikatene-bill.htm