BLOG: Mt Albert By-Election
The Mount Albert by-election has been characterised so far by candidates playing the person rather than the ball. I find it petty and in poor taste to see the news filled with candidates digging for dirt and revelling in the gaffs of their opponents. Voters deserve better!
If they choose to think beyond this nonsense, the voters in Mount Albert have a delicious opportunity before them to send a clear message to both National and Labour that it’s not all about them.
The roles of National as the government and Labour as the main opposition party will be largely unaffected by the outcome, unless the people of Mount Albert give them the wake-up call they both need and vote in someone from a credible minor party. Reminding the government and Labour that we expect them to consult beyond their own four walls is a timely thing to do, particularly with the Waterview and Super-City issues taking centre-stage.
However, voters in this by-election should think beyond the two current issues of controversy and ask themselves what sort of M.P. do we want long-term?
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