Damian’s notes

Summary and explainers of voting systems by the Electoral Reform Society (based in the UK), with an emphasis on how Single Transferable Vote is their preferred option.

Voting Systems

Noted by Damian Cugley 2 years, 3 months ago.

Part 4 of a series on the relatively recent change to the voting system in New Zealand to MMP (multiple-member proportional), covering the status of MMP today and how it might change in future.

MMP at 25: MMP has changed Parliament for good. But has it stopped Parliament changing New Zealand? Without MMP, Jacinda Ardern says she may never have entered Parliament. She's far from alone.

Noted by Damian Cugley 2 years, 10 months ago.

Part 3 of the series on New Zealand’s electoral reform covers the chaotic transition in to a new political world.

MMP at 25: The chaotic transition into a new political world almost killed off Labour At its lowest ebb, Labour polled just 15 per cent. But this was only one in an array of shocks as the transition to MMP coincided with utter chaos.

Noted by Damian Cugley 2 years, 10 months ago.

Part 2 of the series on the introduction of MMP in New Zealand in the 1990s

MMP at 25: How politicians let voters destroy their way of life in three short years As change in how we pick our Parliament drew near, the fight to keep the old system got brutal.

Noted by Damian Cugley 2 years, 11 months ago.

New Zealand’s first election under Multi-member Proportional (MPP) voting was 25 years ago this year. Here’s the first of a four-part series on the story of how the NZ establishment stumbled in to a radical rethinking of their electoral process and how things have panned out since then.

MMP at 25: How an academic dream from West Germany changed New Zealand forever When then-Prime Minister David Lange fluffed his lines during a TV debate, the nation was set on a course towards far-reaching change.

Noted by Damian Cugley 2 years, 11 months ago.