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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Nov 26, 2011 12:19pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | MSN NZ |
| News Date | Thursday, November 24, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In an unusual tactical voting move, a Green Party MP has voted for an opponent instead of for himself, to try and stop National winning their electorate.
The Green Party's West Coast-Tasman candidate Kevin Hague revealed on Twitter that he had cast his electorate vote for Labour's Damien O'Connor, and his party vote for the Greens.
Mr O'Connor is hoping to win back the electorate, which he held since 1993, before losing to National's Chris Auchinvole in 2008.
Mr O'Connor has staked his political future on winning the electorate, as he is not standing on Labour's list.
After being accused of a "dirty deal" over his voting move, Mr Hague tweeted: "Not a case of obligation, just realism: Damien or Chris will win the seat. I think Damien better."
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