National is honouring its promise to hold a referendum on MMP by 2011. The referendum will be held with the 2011 Election and ask voters two questions. Firstly, if they wish to keep the present MMP voting system, and secondly, what alternative voting system they would like. The options are First-Past-the-Post, Preferential Vote, Single Transferable Vote and Supplementary Member.
If a majority of voters want change, a second binding referendum will be held in 2014 to determine the voting system. It’s timely to re-assess how the voting system is working and National believes New Zealanders should decide how their votes are turned into seats in Parliament.
More information: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/format-mmp-referendum-takes-shape
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