Green Party delegates have decided to use the Waka-Jumping law to eject Darleen Tana from Parliament, the Herald understands. The former Green MP, who curr
  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    For everyone elese who didn’t know, the current “Waka Jumping” law in NZ allows the leader of a political party to demand the resignation of a member of Parliament who leaves their party. Sounds like the Greens are wary of the law in general, so they require an internal 75% vote for their leader to request the ejection.

    The ejected member will be replaced via a new election, if they represent a district, or by the next person on the party list if they were from the proportional vote.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      That’s an awesome name for a law. I’m guessing it’s a Maori term originally.

      Edit: Waka is a Maori word for a canoe. So I guess it means jumping out of the canoe?

  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    The US needs this kind of law. With multiple people switching from Dem to Rep after elections are done, it really undermines the will of the people. Most of them didn’t vote for that specific person because they love that specific person. They voted for someone who represents their ideal government. So when that person does a 180, it should open them up to being kicked out by the party or put up for a special election.

    • Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      17·
      1 month ago

      And your example also emphasizes why it’s not a good idea to just blindly vote for someone just because of the letter by their name too.

      But I agree with you, I would like something like this for the US.