Yes agree Nick the voting age needs to change. I relate to your electorate voting as I lived and voted for many years in a rural and always National seat. The MP had represented the electorate for so long I always imagined he had to be shown where to sit, told when to vote and which door to go through to cast his vote correctly. To my mi…
Yes agree Nick the voting age needs to change. I relate to your electorate voting as I lived and voted for many years in a rural and always National seat. The MP had represented the electorate for so long I always imagined he had to be shown where to sit, told when to vote and which door to go through to cast his vote correctly. To my mind a perfect example for allowing 16/17 year olds to vote and my 18 year old grand daughter is certainly so ready to cast her first vote next year. Thanks again for a most lucid and thoughtful post.
Thanks Mac, I'm glad you liked it. Old Paul East actually lost the selection battle for Rotorua in 1996 - imagine that de-selecting a local electorate MP of 18 years! They rewarded him by making him #5 on the National Party List.
Yes agree Nick the voting age needs to change. I relate to your electorate voting as I lived and voted for many years in a rural and always National seat. The MP had represented the electorate for so long I always imagined he had to be shown where to sit, told when to vote and which door to go through to cast his vote correctly. To my mind a perfect example for allowing 16/17 year olds to vote and my 18 year old grand daughter is certainly so ready to cast her first vote next year. Thanks again for a most lucid and thoughtful post.
Thanks Mac, I'm glad you liked it. Old Paul East actually lost the selection battle for Rotorua in 1996 - imagine that de-selecting a local electorate MP of 18 years! They rewarded him by making him #5 on the National Party List.