Electoral Reform committee  One of the benefits that was advanced for MMP by the royal commission was that it was likely to result in a more representative parliament, because of the feature of the party list, and for whatever reason, it seems to be the case that it's more difficult for candidates who are w

Electoral Reform committee  That is correct. In fact, 70% of candidates are dual candidates, standing in an electorate and also on a party list.

Electoral Reform committee  That's right. In the background material, we provided a description of the process we use for allocating the party seats and electorate seats. It follows the Sainte-Laguë formula. Essentially we determine the total number of seats a party is entitled to in the Parliament on the

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon. Tena koutou katoa. Greetings from New Zealand. Hello to Tom. I propose to speak to some of the slides in the New Zealand Electoral Commission's presentation, specifically slide 5, which deals with the electoral reform process that s

Electoral Reform committee  Please, then, turn to slide 5, which deals with the electoral reform process that saw New Zealand adopt the MMP electoral system in 1993. The process began with growing public dissatisfaction in the 1970s and early 1980s with the perceived fairness of our first-past-the-post sys