Waatea News Column: Roy Morgan Poll shows the importance of Māori Party, NZ First and ACT in 2023 election
The latest Roy Morgan Poll gives us a snapshot of the growing political polarisation in New Zealand as well has highlight the importance of ACT, NZ First and the Māori Party in the make up of the final result.
ACT recording 14.5% support highlights this polarisation best. 4 years ago ACT were on .7%, to score 14.5% shows a titanic shift of political support in the right that is being fed by anti-Māori sentiment and cultural backlash at the mere recognition of Māori rights.
This surge in support means National are forced to produce policy more right wing that ACT in the attempt to win that vote back.
ACT wanted ankle bracelets on 11 years, National wanted them on 10 year olds.
ACT wants a referendum on the Treaty, Luxon questions why we have the Māori seats at all.
ACT want to stop co-governance, Luxon says he’s dismantle the Māori Health Authority.
This constant use of Māori as a political football between ACT and National has produced an interesting push back of its own as the Māori Party surge to a 4% support which if taken with possible extra Electorate wins will see a Māori Party with the largest political representation in their history.
We also must mention that NZ First on 4% means Winston is also perfectly set to return to power.
This election will see the mMP spectrum fracturing and splintering as political polarization continues to find ways to divide us.
First published on Waatea News.
Vote ACT to destroy our country.
Or what’s left of it once Labour’s finished?
so you admit they are just wreckers?
The country will be great again once Labours finished, restored after 9 years of Nacts demolition.
Winston allowed for & caused the mess. So only fair and right, he and Shane be reelected to clean the mess up.
Of course it’s only a snapshot in time but what this, and the TVNZ and TV3 polls, show is that, on present numbers, a Labour/Green/Māori Party grouping couldn’t form a government. So for that grouping (I won’t say ‘Left’ as those distinctions are largely redundant in NZ) to work it would need a 4 party coalition. Who could see that working or surviving? What if none of the other parties get the 5% or an electorate seat? Then the 8% others becomes a waste. Does the 8% include undecided voters? If not, then that grouping probably decides the election.
Some new firearm regulations is not taking away rights. It might limit rights but this all or nothing binary is why party’s like ACT as so harmful for society.
ACT protects our rights, do you think only your interests matter?
What rights don’t Maori have?
Lunatic gun toting maga party – act.