Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained

A description of how MMP works for the New Zealand November 2011 Voting Referendum. More information at: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/mixed-member-proportional-representation-explained/

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[Aqui1us]

@GlusteeXD well in Germany we're using MMP since 1949.

Coalitions are surely no 'problem' they're very useful in my opinion.

If you have a bunch of parties with different points of view and one decides alone, every time the ruling party changes politics is making a about-turn, but if you have coalitions legislation gets way more steady.

This is way better than one party making some laws and the next ruling one changes them right away and says the opposite.

You can't make progress like that.

[k1awdttt]

I'd shit my pants if Kakpo(es) were ever elected - only the dumbest birds around. But they are cute. Hmm...

[ggennav]

I don't want a bird to be a representative, just a second ago, one smashed into my window and died....

[Minglism]

I don't think it is a golden mean fallacy. What I mentioned was simply a scenario. I am not saying moderate is equal to correct. Politicians can have extreme ideas, but if implementing those extreme ideas harms the society there has be an effective way to get rid of them. As I said, in MMP it is harder to hold politicians responsible since they don't need the majority of the votes to get elected. Talking about gridlock. Sorry I failed to see that MMP is the solution to that.

[cbatgm]

@Minglism Golden mean fallacy. 'Moderate' is not synonymous with 'correct' or 'good for the country.' Remember, abolition of slavery was once considered an extreme view.

Personally I want a system where all people are represented, not one where self-aggrandizing 'moderates' keep us in gridlock.

[Minglism]

While MMP improves the political diversity, it also opens up the the possibility of extremists getting elected and also it is harder to get rid of them since they only have to secure a small percentage of the population in order to get re-elected. It is not easy to hold them responsible for their radical behavior. The worst scenario would be that two major parties have equal representation while the third one which happens to be a radical extreme party can change the political balance.

[franinconverse]

I am liking this MMP thing.

[yueguong]

I have a clas of the canadian elections and I couln't stop thinking about your video I juat wanted to show your videos so all the class can understand as easy i do !! Thks :D

[macarion]

@Chargefire The Schulze method in an efficient voting system. It satisfies the Cordorcet criterion, which means that it inherently produces winners who, when compared directly to every other candidate, are preferred by the majority of the electorate.

[Chargefire]

You put "Schulze" in hearts at around 2:56. Could you explain it?

[HazySurgeon]

too bad we don't actually implement this

[AlexLong1000]

I like Queen Lion.