SUBMISSIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Members of the public sent to the Assembly a total of
1,603 public submissions during the 13 months ended 27
September 2004. And you can access them all lower down on this
page.
Incidentally, the numbers on the submissions appear to show that
there are 1,669 of them. After allowing for blanks, duplications
and those submissions that were later withdrawn by the people who
sent them, the real total is 1,603. Unfortunately, we cannot
renumber the submissions to reflect that.
If a posted submission is dated after 27 September, that date
refers to the date the submission was processed and posted to the
website, not the date it was received.
To help you navigate through the 1,603 submissions received from
the public, here are:
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An introduction to the submissions, available as a Word
document (40KB) or as a PDF
document (110KB).
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A link to the
View Submissions page, where you can read and/or search 1,603
submissions
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A complete list of the submissions and their abstracts,
available as an Excel
spreadsheet (472KB) or as a
PDF (348KB)
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A guide to the longer submissions (i.e., 80 submissions that run
four or more pages in length). This guide is available as a Word
document (36KB) or as a PDF
file (96KB).
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A list of the 80 longer submissions, indexed by electoral system
and including abstracts. This list is available as an Excel
spreadsheet (40KB) or as a PDF
item (90KB).
Submission List
To read a submission in full, click on the submitter's name/number
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MMP is used in many countries around the world,
balances proportional results with geographic representation,
encourages consensus building in government and has been
proven to increase the number of women elected to office. [2
pages]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: Mae Burrows
Date: Aug 16, 2004
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When I vote I want my vote to count. The present
system makes me feel disenfranchised. Surely there is a
better system. [1 page]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: Mrs J E Busby
Date: Sep 01, 2004
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Instead of the current practice of just selecting the one
candidate on the ballot perhaps you could consider an approval
rating system where the voter marks Favour or Oppose for each of
the candidates on the ballot. [1 page]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: Todd Bussey
Date: Sep 21, 2004
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I am hopeful that some form of Proportional Represenation
[PR] is implemented. There are enough examples around
the world to comfort me that this is not a radical step, but a
positive step for improving our democracy. [1 page]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: Brian Butchart
Date: Jun 16, 2004
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I support the adoption of mixed member proportional
representation (MMP). I do not wish to continue with the status quo
and strongly oppose the single transferable vote (STV) and
preferential plus. [1 page]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: George Butcher
Date: Aug 11, 2004
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