Fact or Fiction: Does the 5% threshold need to be lower?
Political pundit argues minnow parties lost more than just airtime to Covid-19.
Julie Iles
Sat, 31 Oct 2020
Since MMP came in, the election focus has been on the 5% party vote threshold it takes for parties to get a seat in Parliament House.
Like those before it, the October 17 election saw that line in the sand have an impact on voter decisions and has renewed calls for the threshold to be
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Julie Iles
Sat, 31 Oct 2020
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Fact or Fiction: Does the 5% threshold need to be lower?
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