My views on this subject are pretty clear. The present system
needs to be improved and some form of proportional
representatio seems to be the best way.
I would support keeping the total members elected to the present
level with about 30% of them being chosen from the Party Lists and
the balance from the Electoral districts but not
increasing the total number of seats in the Legislature. I know
this will mean increasing the size of electoral districts but that
is not a problem to me.
I would also recommend that the threshold for a party to have
any Party seats be set at about 5% so as to minimize the potential
splinter parties in the house, while still providing the balance in
good government that minority parties will bring.
As a parting thought, I would suggest not using the title Mixed
Member Proportional [MMP] to describe this
system Just stick with Proportional
Representation It’s just more understandable.
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