electoral system Archive

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  MMP makes every vote count equally - by frog

  
  
  
  In this week’s Listener, Jon Johansson, sets out a few good reasons why NZ should reconsider before getting rid of MMP or to quote Jon – “putting [our] proud democratic tradition to the test.” For a start, under MMP more of our voices can be seen and heard in Parliament: …it is indisputable that MMP [...] read more
  September 22, 2009 11:06 am - 59 Comments
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  Fed Farmers call for a return to the rural gerrymander - by frog

  
  
  
  There is an interesting little debate going between Russel and the Federated Farmers on what the Feds are quaintly calling rural representation (page 22 of pdf): The Local Electoral Act 2001 has diminished rural representation, a particular concern when councils depend so heavily on rates based on property value. The Act requires strict adherence to a [...] read more
  November 5, 2008 4:49 pm - 22 Comments
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  Counting your vote - by frog

  
  
  
  Slate has a complicated mathematical piece trying to explain to Americans why their vote really does count even though it seems pointless in among the tens of millions of votes that will have no effect at all on the race to the White House.  The end result seems to be you should vote in the [...] read more
  November 1, 2008 8:16 am - 16 Comments
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  Canadian Green Party – Shift happens - by frog

  
  
  
  Continuing my sporadic series of political ads from Green parties in other parts of the world, here’s a rather inexpensive but quite sweet one from a small corner of Canada. Canada has an election this week and the Green Party is polling well despite a completely unfair electoral system similar to that which New Zealand [...] read more
  October 11, 2008 7:22 am - No Comments