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Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained

submitted by Zifnab

1 decade 2 years 8 months 1 week ago

A description of how MMP works for the New Zealand November 2011 Voting Referendum.

9 Comments

Kakapo Splitters!!

Seriously, I want some kind of reform--Some Kind at least! (for USA)

voting reform would be great in Canada as well!

Politics in the Animal Kingdom: Single Transferable Vote has been added as a related post - related requested by RFlagg on that post.

*related=http://videosift.com/video/The-Problems-with-First-Past-the-Post-Voting-Explained

*related=http://videosift.com/video/The-Alternative-Vote-Explained

*related=http://videosift.com/video/Gerrymandering-Explained

The Problems with First Past the Post Voting Explained has been added as a related post - related requested by RFlagg.

The Alternative Vote Explained has been added as a related post - related requested by RFlagg.

Gerrymandering Explained has been added as a related post - related requested by RFlagg.

This video skips over two aspects of MMP (at least as it is implemented in NZ).

First, in order to get any list MPs elected, a party must reach a threshold percentage (currently 5%).

Any parties below that are ignored.... UNLESS....

they win an electorate seat. In which case, a party with 3% can have it's other list MPs elected too.

Fixing Congress with Fair Representation Voting has been added as a related post - related requested by RFlagg on that post.

Stop Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils has been added as a related post - related requested by ChaosEngine on that post.

John Oliver - Third Parties has been added as a related post - related requested by ChaosEngine on that post.

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