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Topic · social

Vote Splitting

165 posts · 3,365 engagement · first seen 20 May 2026 · last seen 25 Oct 2026

Vote splitting in New Zealand elections refers to the phenomenon where support is divided among multiple parties on the same side of the political spectrum, potentially reducing their combined representation in Parliament under the MMP electoral system.

Stance breakdown

How the per-edge framings classify across 154 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

13%
69%
16%
Supportive 20 Critical 106 Dismissive 2 Neutral / explainer 24 Mocking 2

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 154 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.

19%
18%
62%
Positive 30 Neutral 28 Negative 96

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • youtube
    131 posts · 2,198 engagement
    2,198
  • reddit
    2 posts · 488 engagement
    488
  • facebook
    11 posts · 469 engagement
    469
  • twitter
    10 posts · 183 engagement
    183

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.