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02930aam a2200421 i 4500 001 8B266BDA462211E9A3F20F6897128E48 003 SILO 005 20190314012734 008 180214t20182018nz b 001 0 eng 020 $a 1776561848 020 $a 9781776561841 035 $a (OCoLC)1026303433 040 $a NZ1 $b eng $e rda $c NZ1 $d NZ1 $d OCLCF $d UV0 $d UV1 $d BDX $d UX0 $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a nznb 043 $a u-nz--- 050 4 $a KUQ2176 $b .M35 2018 084 $a KM83.4.L1 $b M354 2018 $2 Moys 084 $a KM83.4.L1 $b M354 2018 $2 moys 100 1 $a McLeay, E. M. $q (Elizabeth M.), $e author. 245 10 $a In search of consensus : $b New Zealand's Electoral Act 1956 and its constitutional legacy / $c Elizabeth McLeay. 264 1 $a Wellington [New Zealand] : $b Victoria University Press, $c 2018. 300 $a 254 pages $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In a series of backroom negotiations in 1956, the National Government and Labour Opposition agreed to put aside adversarial politics temporarily and entrench certain significant electoral rules. For any of these rules to be amended or repealed, Section 189 of the Electoral Act (now Section 268 of the 1993 Act) requires the approval of either three-quarters of all MPs or a majority of electors voting in a referendum. The MPs believed this entrenchment put in place a ‘moral’ constraint to guide future parliaments – but its status has changed over time.In Search of Consensus tells the story of why and how such a remarkable political settlement happened. It traces and analyses the Act’s protected provisions, subsequent fortunes and enduring legacy. As such, it is an important contribution to understanding the contemporary constitution and political culture of Aotearoa New Zealand"--Publisher information. 505 0 $a 1. The 'Remarkable' Electoral Act 1956 -- 2. New Zealand's Constitution in the 1950s -- 3. Politics and Government in the 1950s -- 4. The Unsettled Electoral Issues -- 5. The Making of the Electoral Act 1956 -- 6. Entrenchment -- 7. The Reserved Provisions: Justifications and Evolution -- 8. The Electoral Act 1956 and Constitutional Evolution in Aotearoa New Zealand. 610 10 $a New Zealand. $t Electoral Act 1956. 610 10 $a New Zealand. $b Parliament $x Elections. 610 17 $a New Zealand. $b Parliament. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00542385 650 0 $a Elections $z New Zealand $x History. 651 0 $a New Zealand $x Politics and government. 650 7 $a Election law. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00904300 650 7 $a Elections. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00904324 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a New Zealand. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204542 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020022528.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8B266BDA462211E9A3F20F6897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search