Mixed Member Proportional Representation in New Zealand

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Uploaded by on Aug 7, 2011

New Zealand video with clever graphics explains the mixed member proportional representation system (MMP) that New Zealand adopted in a 1993 referendum for its elections to parliament.

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  • The MMP system does not work. It creates a divided mandate of unequal representation within a single chamber. If there is a need for divided mandates (Local versus national representation then this is best achieved in a bicameral parliament with the house of review elected on the basis of a proportional ballot system. Split hybrid respresentational models sound good on paper but in reality they distort the representational outcome creating unequal virtual elctorates,

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