If Facebook likes were votes, the Greens would win the next election by a landslide.
The Daily Blog published the results of a hypothetical social media election on Wednesday 13 March, putting the Greens as sole governing party with 63 seats. Ever the politics nerd, Critic re-crunched the numbers to take into account Parliament’s ridiculous threshold rules and emerged with an even more impressive figure of 66 seats. Labour would hold 23 seats, Mana 12 and National 10.
The internet has also proved kind to ACT – despite registering 0.1% support on the latest Colmar Brunton poll, they would win five Facebook seats provided that John Banks retain his Epsom seat. No pressure, John.
Critic attempted to contact Facebook Co-Prime Minister-elect Metiria Turei but received no reply. Critic speculates that Turei was busy with her new responsibilities, perhaps drafting tough new anti-troll legislation or confirming Gareth Hughes’s appointment as Minister of Lolcats.
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