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新西兰英语 455 Hone Harawira wins by-election

时间：2013-08-28 08:36:46

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 　　The result of the by-election in Te Tai Tokerau electorate1 yesterday was a win for Hone Harawira. Kelvin Davis, Labour, was second with 867 fewer votes than Hone. The Maori Party candidate was third.

　　Hone says this is a win for the new Mana Party but the Prime Minister, John Key, didn’t think it was a win. In the 2008 election Hone won by 6308 votes so he has lost a lot of support. At that time, he belonged to the Maori Party but he left the Maori Party and formed the Mana Party.
　　John Key said the by-election was a waste of time because the general election will be held in just 5 months. It also cost a lot of money – about half a million dollars – to hold a by-election.
　　Hone is the only MP of the Mana Party. It will be interesting to see if he is able to do anything in Parliament with a party of just one person.
　　Listen to May 11th 2011 to hear more about this.
　　Questions
　　The Maori Party supports the Government but Hone left the Maori Party because he disagreed with them over many issues. Which side of the House will Hone support – the Government or the Opposition2?
　　Why did Hone want a by-election?

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1 electorate HjMzk     
n.全体选民；选区
参考例句：
  • The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
  • He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
2 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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