Second Ballot Act 1908
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title:
Second Ballot Act 1908
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The Second Ballot Act 1908 was an Act of the New Zealand Parliament for regulating elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The Act implemented the two-round voting system to ensure that Members of Parliament were elected by a majority, not a simple plurality like the first-past-the-post voting system that had been used since the 1853 New Zealand general election. The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force for the 1908 and 1911 general elections, and a number of by-elections. The Legi
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Former Act of Parliament in New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Ballot_Act_1908
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2024-04-19T18:16:50Z
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