Have Your Say – Polls
We understand clearly that the only reason for our existence is to represent the voice of the people in our parliament. We believe that any party that is not constantly in touch with the views of the people is simply not doing its job. In this space you can read what others think on key issues, and you can let us know your views.
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This is a loaded question. If you want to know is MMP the right system for NZ - ASK. I answered NO simply because STV is fairer, not because I disagree with MMP. I do not feel that MMP has been particularly successful in NZ for 2 reasons:
Posted by Dave Stonyer 2008-03-14 11:15:57.851. No-one appreciated that we would end up with the number of MPs we now have and
2. There is some general disquiet with the number of unelected MPs (who are largely invisible).
The lack of information about what all these 120 people actually do does not help nor does the realisation that a number of them (remember Kopu?) don't do anything!