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.
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,
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,
democracyATwork 6 months ago