This makes sense demographically citydwellers tend to be younger and geographically in rural areas, with larger electorates, it is more unlikely that the nearest polling booth to your house or work will be outside your electorate.
As a debater, I have had a modicum of success, including representing New Zealand while I was at secondary school, winning a variety of novice university titles, and coaching a regional representative team.
Some new analysis, including of the effect and spread of special votes, is included at the end.
The graphs and tables and in-text numbers are entirely populated with new data.
As mentioned above, the National Party achieved a plurality in only four one of the 72 electorates this election.
Those are a lot of traditionally National seats where another party i.