Editing Talk:New Zealand Parliament (section)

== Seating plan ==

@[[User:AusYou|AusYou]] @[[User:Hazhk|Hazhk]]. The current seating plan has two vacancies, and that should be reflected in the seating plan. Until the vacant members are sworn in, we should show that. As the Green Party doesn't really have "15 seats" and can only vote with 14 at the present moment. Same with National being down one. [[User:Kiwiz1338|Kiwiz1338]] ([[User talk:Kiwiz1338|talk]]) 04:53, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

:You claim that the parties "claim" these seats. There is no such thing as that. You are sworn in as a member of parliament, and you represent your party in that seat. You cannot claim a seat when you don't have an MP to be in it, even if you have won that seat in the election, and that is confirmed when the parliament seating diagram shows the vacancies. [[User:Kiwiz1338|Kiwiz1338]] ([[User talk:Kiwiz1338|talk]]) 05:02, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
::{{Ping|Kiwiz1338}} I get your point but the problem now is that all reliable sources state that the National Party has 49 MPs and the Green Party 15. Not only news media but the Parliament website too: [https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/political-parties/ See here]. The infobox states there are 123 MPs in total, but now the numbers below don't add up. I think the infobox should simply reflect the number of elected MPs the parties have, but perhaps footnotes should be added for the National and Green figures to indicate that members have not yet been sworn in? Of course this is a temporary issue because the two MPs should be sworn in soon.<br>I should have started a discussion first and I apologise for reverting your revision to your own graphic because that was impolite. Your work in creating the seating plans is really appreciated. --[[User:Hazhk|Hazhk]] ([[User talk:Hazhk|talk]]) 16:07, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
:::No, not your fault. I think a footnote would work untill they are sworn in. [[User:Kiwiz1338|Kiwiz1338]] ([[User talk:Kiwiz1338|talk]]) 16:13, 14 December 2023 (UTC)