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In search of consensus : New Zealand's Electoral Act 1956 and its constitutional legacy / Elizabeth McLeay.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wellington : Victoria University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 254 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1776561848
  • 9781776561841
Other title:
  • New Zealand's Electoral Act 1956 and its constitutional legacy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.9307 23
Contents:
1. The 'Remarkable' Electoral Act 1956 -- 2. New Zealand's Constitution in the 1950s -- 3. Politics and Government in the 1950s -- 4. The Unsettled Electoral Issues -- 5. The Making of the Electoral Act 1956 -- 6. Entrenchment -- 7. The Reserved Provisions: Justifications and Evolution -- 8. The Electoral Act 1956 and Constitutional Evolution in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Summary: "In a series of backroom negotiations in 1956, the National Government and Labour Opposition agreed to put aside adversarial politics temporarily and entrench certain significant electoral rules. For any of these rules to be amended or repealed, Section 189 of the Electoral Act (now Section 268 of the 1993 Act) requires the approval of either three-quarters of all MPs or a majority of electors voting in a referendum. The MPs believed this entrenchment put in place a 'moral' constraint to guide future parliaments - but its status has changed over time.In Search of Consensus tells the story of why and how such a remarkable political settlement happened. It traces and analyses the Act's protected provisions, subsequent fortunes and enduring legacy. As such, it is an important contribution to understanding the contemporary constitution and political culture of Aotearoa New Zealand"-- Publisher information.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The 'Remarkable' Electoral Act 1956 -- 2. New Zealand's Constitution in the 1950s -- 3. Politics and Government in the 1950s -- 4. The Unsettled Electoral Issues -- 5. The Making of the Electoral Act 1956 -- 6. Entrenchment -- 7. The Reserved Provisions: Justifications and Evolution -- 8. The Electoral Act 1956 and Constitutional Evolution in Aotearoa New Zealand.

"In a series of backroom negotiations in 1956, the National Government and Labour Opposition agreed to put aside adversarial politics temporarily and entrench certain significant electoral rules. For any of these rules to be amended or repealed, Section 189 of the Electoral Act (now Section 268 of the 1993 Act) requires the approval of either three-quarters of all MPs or a majority of electors voting in a referendum. The MPs believed this entrenchment put in place a 'moral' constraint to guide future parliaments - but its status has changed over time.In Search of Consensus tells the story of why and how such a remarkable political settlement happened. It traces and analyses the Act's protected provisions, subsequent fortunes and enduring legacy. As such, it is an important contribution to understanding the contemporary constitution and political culture of Aotearoa New Zealand"-- Publisher information.

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