tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post646213872891357744..comments2023-10-26T05:03:32.201+13:00Comments on BIG NEWS: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-49242419974611337552008-08-27T19:03:00.000+12:002008-08-27T19:03:00.000+12:00I prefer Open List Proportional Representation. W...I prefer Open List Proportional Representation. We should lower the party vote threshold from 5% to 1% so that minor parties that aren't just vehicles for former-Labour and former-National MPs can get into parliament.<BR/><BR/>We should keep two votes. One for the party and one for the person. <BR/><BR/>The party vote would still determine what proportion of seats each party that gets over 1% receives.<BR/><BR/>All electorates should be abolished and people can select the person that they want to vote for from any party's list. <BR/><BR/>For example, if the Greens won 5% of the party vote they would be entitled to 6 MPs (5% of 120 is 6). Instead of choosing the 6 MPs themselves as they do now they would get the 6 Green Party list candidates who received the highest number of person votes.<BR/><BR/>This system keeps proportionality, allows new minor parties to enter parliament, removes the problem of overhangs, and also removes the MMP problem of some MPs not being directly elected by the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-53203414662465749602008-08-13T15:46:00.000+12:002008-08-13T15:46:00.000+12:00should we have a taxpayer qualification?Noshould b...<EM>should we have a taxpayer qualification?</EM><BR/><BR/>No<BR/><BR/><EM>should beneficiaries be allowed to vote</EM><BR/><BR/>Yes<BR/><BR/><EM>the same applies to civil servants.</EM><BR/><BR/>No<BR/><BR/>I actually can't believe I'm reading this. "The Right" have put in a lot of effort to drive the "whats in it for me" attitude when it comes to selecting and now you want to block out those that are "self interested"?Chris Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112741805948490448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-7252206722002457892008-08-13T08:40:00.000+12:002008-08-13T08:40:00.000+12:00Geographical Proprtional FPP?(so that each elector...Geographical Proprtional FPP?<BR/><BR/>(so that each electorate covers the same area)<BR/><BR/><BR/>But really, any serious look at NZ's electoral system needs to consider more than e.g. geographic vs demographic FPP. For example: should we have a taxpayer qualification? should beneficiaries be allowed to vote (there is a clear conflict of interest and moral hazard there). the same applies to civil servants.<BR/><BR/>A geographically proportionate FPP system, with taxpayer franchise, strong conflict-of-interest restrictions - would clearly have produced a much more productive and efficient NZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com