15-10-2023, 04:26 AM
Each party's share of the 120 "normal" seats is determined by their share of the party vote. Those seats are essentially then allocated first to the electorate vote winners and any remaining seats to list candidates.
E.g. ACT's party vote entitle them to 11 seats, which get allocated to their two electorate winners plus 9 list MPs.
In TPM's case, however, their share of the party vote only entitles them to 3 seats out of the 120, whereas it looks like they'll win 4 electorate seats. That extra electoral candidate, over and above their party vote entitlement, is additional to the 120, i.e. we end up with 121 MPs in total.
E.g. ACT's party vote entitle them to 11 seats, which get allocated to their two electorate winners plus 9 list MPs.
In TPM's case, however, their share of the party vote only entitles them to 3 seats out of the 120, whereas it looks like they'll win 4 electorate seats. That extra electoral candidate, over and above their party vote entitlement, is additional to the 120, i.e. we end up with 121 MPs in total.