(in New Zealand's mixed member proportional voting system) a vote cast for a local candidate, as distinct from a separate vote for a national party or candidate.
the poll asked voters which candidate they would give their electorate vote to
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He turned down his ranking as the last cabinet minister, pinning all his hopes on the electorate vote.
My electorate vote is however wasted on any other candidate than the PM.
They will no longer comply with any nod-wink arrangement that requires they cast their electorate vote for the ACT candidate for National's greater good.
It has 35.7 percent of the electorate vote, compared with Labour's 26.3 percent.
On top of the party vote spending cap, each individual candidate can spend up to $25,000 contesting the electorate vote.
She said it was fatal for minor parties to concentrate on the electorate vote.
Labour won it on the electorate vote!
Eight per cent were undecided on who they would give their party vote to, down 3 points from the previous poll, while 14 percent were undecided on their electorate vote, down 2 points.
The electorate vote you give to the person you want to be your local representative.
Casting an electorate vote for him improves Labour's chances of forming a government - which ought to make it a no-brainer.