Electoral Law in NZ

A year or so ago I got a complimentary copy of Andrew Geddis’ Electoral Law in New Zealand to review. I read most of it during a tramp in the Milford Sound!

If you are an electoral or political geek, the book is a must have. It deals very comprehensively with all aspects of our electoral system, from obscure electoral petitions to the operation of MMP. Even though it costs a lot of money, I’d purchase a copy if I hadn’t got one for free. I’ve used it to check things out half a dozen times already.

I don’t agree with all of Andrew’s views on matters electoral, but he distinguishes well between the law and his opinion.

No doubt the next edition of the book will be updated to include the Arthur Taylor electoral petition. Andrew has blogged here that it is doomed to fail, but it may result in some interesting opinions from the court.