mmp Archive

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  Public want spending caps

  
  
  
  Looks like the public agree that elections should be a battle of ideas not money. Check out this poll, last time I looked 83% of people voted for lobby groups having campaign spending caps.   Last week Metiria grilled Minister Power about caps in the House. read more
  February 25, 2010 12:19 pm - 3 Comments
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  MMP makes every vote count equally

  
  
  
  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 has led [...] read more
  September 22, 2009 11:06 am - 59 Comments
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  What’s up and wrong with the Supplementary Member System

  
  
  
  Image by Lyndon Hood Just when we have started to get our heads around MMP, people are now kicking around the supplementary member electoral system (SM) as an alternative (Key and the anti-MMP campaigners seem to like it). So what’s wrong with SM? The amount of votes you get does not determine the number of seats you [...] read more
  September 9, 2009 1:10 pm - 60 Comments
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  Launch of anti-MMP moves selectively leaked

  
  
  
  According to NZ Herald Columnist Fran O’Sullivan the issue of a referendum on MMP was discussed at cabinet on Monday 31 August 2009.   Yesterday Ms O’Sullivan informed Newstalk ZB drive time host Larry Williams of how this information was conveyed to her – presumably by Mr Key – and how the parliamentary press gallery was kept [...] read more
  September 8, 2009 6:35 pm - 47 Comments
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  Jeanette replies to Gordon Campbell

  
  
  
  [Jeanette is writing in response to Gordon's recent article in the Wellingtonian] MMP is obviously rough on journalists who can’t conceive of anything other than a 2-party system. But the country has had MMP for 15 years now and it’s time to catch up. I can’t imagine anyone is under any illusion, after our fight in the [...] read more
  May 19, 2009 7:01 am - 21 Comments
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  Captain Capitalism’s alternative to MMP

  
  
  
  This cartoon is slightly out of date now, except as a tidy explanation of the benefits of two party first past the post presidential style elections so favoured by opponents of MMP. There is more relevant Christmas themed Captain Capitalism here. read more
  November 19, 2008 1:09 pm - 1 Comment
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  The money or the bag?

  
  
  
  Yesterday’s Herald has John Key on MMP: Key says the referendum on MMP will be held in two parts – a binding plebiscite on election day 2011 on whether MMP should be retained or ditched, and a second binding plebiscite on what might replace it. This list, he indicated, could include first-past-the-post (the predecessor [...] read more
  November 10, 2008 1:25 pm - 6 Comments
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  Garth George accidentally endorses MMP

  
  
  
  Does anyone understand Garth George in the Herald today? He concludes: As for me, both my ticks on Saturday will go to National. Thus do I vote against both Labour and MMP. Ok, so no surprise he’s not fond of MMP, except that he notes earlier: The Greens have earned a presence in Parliament… And: Act, too, under the irrepressible [...] read more
  November 6, 2008 11:13 am - 3 Comments
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  Counting your vote

  
  
  
  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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  Nelson goes Green

  
  
  
  Spotted in Nelson this morning: Russel was also in Nelson this morning. Is that him under all that fur, taking a break from being the face of the campaign?  It looks like his satchel to the left of the photo, but I suspect he’s more likely in the caravan having a cuppa tea. Meanwhile the Greens are [...] read more
  October 30, 2008 3:27 pm - 8 Comments