Very interesting statement on ACT’s website:
To change the government, voters need to understand that every Party Vote cast for ACT will count. Under MMP, electing an MP in a constituency means every Party Vote cast for that party counts towards electing another MP.
Polling shows that Rodney Hide is going to win the constituency of Epsom, meaning the 5% threshold does not apply to ACT.
A vote for ACT or National is a vote to change the government.
But a vote for ACT is a vote for a change in policy too. A vote for ACT brings in ACT’s policies for prosperity.
And, right next to that statement is this one:
The Emissions Trading Scheme will wreck the economy with no benefit for New Zealand or the world. ACT will repeal the Emissions Trading Scheme. ACT will pull out of Kyoto. [...]
ACT will insist that major infrastructure investments will not depend on the anti-global warming hypothesis for economic viability.
The question is whether ACT’s policy influence over the next government will be more than “hypothetical.”
