This is probably not the kind of reform our Prime Minister has in mind, but I’d like to tinker slightly with our system and allow a ranked choice of electorate candidates (keeping the party vote system as is). That way, voting for minor parties will not be such a risk of wasting your vote in electorate seats.
For me, this is an issue that seems to fly under the radar but is vitally important. How many people have you heard complain about the duopoly of the two major parties? This would go some way towards making those parties campaign on their merits rather than on tradition, and I hope it forms part of any coalition agreements we see emerging from this election. (Will it? Probably not, since it’s not a big deal for most people right now.)
It works for council elections, it can work for general elections too.
I really can’t agree with this.
The 2023 election was the least MMP election since MMP came in. With a clear left right split; it was very much like first past the post, with extra steps.
Minor parties represent the views of those voters; weather or not you agree with or not. I don’t really see Greens as worse Labour; or Act as worse National.
I also it doesn’t really work when considering NZF; whom have worked with both sides are they worse National or worse Labour?