Polling Booth

Another week has gone by and it's been quite exciting from Edulection's point of view. The election was called last week and our readership increased overnight quite dramatically which was fantastic to watch. This was clearly illustrated in our EdulectionElection poll which has four times the number of previous polls (not that that really says much but still, awesome to see).

Last week I asked where our right-leaning readers were. Well, you showed me. I've changed the poll question entirely this week. We'll ask the party vote question again next week but for now we're interested in knowing if you know who is running for your electorate seat and how much you know about them.

Our posts are still a little thin on the ground - we apologise for this - unfortunately sometimes life just gets in the way. If you have an issue you'd like to write about, please email us and let us know, we'd love to hear from you.

Below are the results from last week. The excellent thing about this poll is it looks much more like what I'd expect the final election results to look like this year which means we're reaching a balance of voters - rather than just attracting one type of person we're attracting a range which is great. For anyone new to EdulectionElection please be aware that this has absolutely no reference to how MMP actually works - we ignore the 5% thresh hold, the electorate seats and the Maori seats. This is just an interesting way of presenting our information.

There are also a few events you might be interested in happening over the next few weeks. We'll keep you up to date with any political events we hear about - if you want to give us a tip just email us and let us know.

On Thursday September 18 there is a conservation forum hosted by Forest and Bird in Wellington. For more info, check out the page here.

Also on Thursday September 18 there is a tertiary education debate hosted by the Auckland University Students Association in Auckland. You can check out the event's Facebook page here.

On Wednesday September 24 there is a debate surrounding public transport hosted by the Campaign for Better Public Transport in Auckland. For more info, check out the page here.