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[deleted] t1_itp8od1 wrote

Reply to comment by Dirk_94 in Women will have equal share of seats in [New Zealand] Parliament with Soraya Peke-Mason's swearing-in by giblefog

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Dirk_94 t1_itp8y87 wrote

What am i implying?

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BrockStar92 t1_itq0v6e wrote

That this was forced diversity rather than just having elected even numbers of men and women. There’s no quota or agenda, this is just individual parliamentary elections leading to a 50/50 ratio.

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Dirk_94 t1_itq14o9 wrote

Well it is? Most likely as a woman you wont have the largest share of the votes yet still you get awarded a seat because you are on the womens voting list.

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