Policy Scorecards: Rank the Parties!

A Salient and Policy.nz Collab

To help you decide who to vote for, Salient has summarised the key party policies in four areas: student support, housing, income and employment, and transport. You can give each party a score out of ten for each area, depending on how well you think they do. We’ve chosen these because they are most important to the student audience—head to policy.nz for more background on each area and to see policies in other areas.

Aotearoa uses MMP (mixed member proportional voting) to determine each party’s seats in Parliament. You get two votes: one for a party, and one for an electorate representative. Use this policy scorecard for the party vote to see which party’s policies align most closely with your values, and check out our interviews with the Wellington Central and Rongotai candidates in other issues of Salient to help determine your electorate vote!

Nearly 40% of the 18-24 age group is unenrolled—it’s more important than ever that you and your mates get out there and vote, and do your research to know which party represents you best. Don’t leave it all to the boomers.

Voting is open from 2-14 October, and you don’t need to be enrolled beforehand. Just show up to any voting place to vote on the spot! Lucky for us, we can vote at the Hub on Kelburn Campus on weekdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. from 2-13 October.