Politics is a game of numbers. To be Labour leader you need 40% of party members, 40% of caucus members and 20% affiliated unions’ votes, or can muster two-thirds of the caucus vote. Want to be National Party leader? You need at least 50% of caucus votes.
It doesn’t matter if one of those votes
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