Maori Party to win no electorate seats in 2014 (or next) General Election

Intend to launch for Maori, Mana, ACT, NZF, and Conservative with seat numbers ranging from 0 to more than 6.

ES.2014.MAORI.0


Maori Party to win NO Electorate seats in the next General Election

This contract pays $1 if the Maori Party wins NO Electorate seats in the next General Election. Otherwise this contract pays $0.


This contract refers to ELECTORATE SEATS and not to list seats, for example, if the Maori Party get 5% of the Party Vote, but win no Electorate seats, this contract will close at $1.

Votes cast in the General and Maori Electorate seats are relevant to this contact. This contract will be closed based on Official Results Declared (including Special Votes) BEFORE RECOUNTS from the next General Election.

In this contract; “next” refers to the first New Zealand General Election after this contract's launch. If this party is renamed, this contract will follow the renamed party. If this party announces it will not stand at the next election, or the party is disbanded, then this contract will immediately close at $0. In the event that the Maori Party formally merges with another party, this contract will follow the merged party.

What about one for the Greens? Could 2014 be their first real stab at an electorate? Question worth asking.

Thanks Lanthanide, good suggestion.

Lanthanide Wrote:
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> What about one for the Greens? Could 2014 be their
> first real stab at an electorate? Question worth
> asking.

Was Coromandel a fake stab?

Jeanette Fitzsimons originally won in 1999 against an unpopular incumbent against no real labour opposition. Ever since then they've placed 3rd.

Most recently they have run campaigns that emphasize party-vote only.

Regarding the party chosing not to stand at the election or being disbanded - I would have thought the contract would then automatically close at $1 not $0. The party does not win any electorate seats if there is no more party!

Yes, the text in the OP of this thread is in fact rather strange.

These contracts have an in fact actually launched. Here's the text from the Maori Party NO seats contract:

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If this party is renamed, this contract will follow the renamed party. If this party announces it will not stand at the next election, or the party is disbanded, then this contract will immediately close at $1. In the event that the Maori Party formally merges with another party, this contract will follow the merged party.

So the actual contracts should be correct (didn't check other parties).

admin - could you create a new thread in Active Stocks for these contracts?

Have added an active stock thread, thanks for the reminder