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View Poll Results: Which electoral system gets your vote? | |||
Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) | 22 | 45.83% | |
Single Transferable Vote (STV) | 16 | 33.33% | |
Supplementary Member (SM) | 4 | 8.33% | |
Preferential Voting (PV) | 1 | 2.08% | |
First Past the Post (FPP) | 1 | 2.08% | |
I don't know what all this shit means | 4 | 8.33% | |
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll |
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12th October 2011, 18:10 | #1 |
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Referendum a.k.a. I hate the voting system you like!
I'm wondering what the masses think about the referendum and the voting systems in question...
MMP FPP Preferential Voting STV Supplementary Member As far as I am concerned relying on coalition governments is bad and governments that have no room for other opinions is bad, but there is no perfect balance either. It seems to me like Supplementary Member would be a better system - what do you think? |
12th October 2011, 18:20 | #2 |
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MMP+tweak.
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12th October 2011, 18:26 | #3 |
HENCE WHY FOREVER ALONE
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My only preference is for an actual [e-]democracy, so that we can all vote on individual issues.
I don't trust anyone to make decisions on my behalf for every issue that arises (cannabis reform immediately springs to mind), but I wouldn't mind if someone made decisions on my behalf for issues I don't care about. Voting someone in is just the illusion of choice, since there are many things which contribute to the decision that the MP makes - I don't think that "democratically representing my electorate" comes to mind. When was the last time your MP asked you personally about a particular issue and told you he'd vote based on the replies he/she received? A token letter around election time asking what issues you consider important doesn't count... I think that having a cutoff for MMP defeats the purpose of it being "representative", since 5% is more than a single seat in parliament, but you need to cross the threshold to be included. If 4% of people want a particular party, shouldn't 4% of the seats go to that party? I can understand if you don't even achieve 1 seat, but 5% seems to be slightly unfair. I haven't given much consideration to the other systems, but if someone wants to sum them up it would be appreciated.
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12th October 2011, 18:59 | #5 |
HENCE WHY FOREVER ALONE
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Supplementary seems better I guess, it reduces the seat threshold to 3.33% (being 1/30). Still doesn't address the issue of how these people vote within Parliament once they become MPs, however.
Does anyone else think a direct democracy would be worthwhile/effective, or am I putting too much faith in people's ability to govern themselves (which is usually a contentious point)?
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12th October 2011, 19:09 | #6 |
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I don't like the idea of a direct democracy. Frankly most people are not sufficiently smart to make actual decisions on all but the most trivial of matters. Fortunately there is identically no chance one will arise in my lifetime.
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12th October 2011, 19:27 | #7 |
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As far as the referendum goes is anyone motivated to pick one of the other options on offer?
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12th October 2011, 19:36 | #8 |
Love, Actuary
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STV
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12th October 2011, 19:46 | #9 |
Anas Latrina
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MMP with a lower threshold (3%?) and without the Maori seats.
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12th October 2011, 19:48 | #10 |
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STV here.
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12th October 2011, 20:16 | #11 |
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STV but won't be holding my breath.
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12th October 2011, 20:25 | #12 |
Nothing to See Here!
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Benevolent Dictatorship
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12th October 2011, 21:07 | #15 |
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^^ and yet again.
what a douchbag who isnt as smart as he thinks he is sounds like. keep them coming lolmeister.
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12th October 2011, 21:12 | #16 | |
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A - I vote to keep the MMP voting system. B - I would choose the Single Transferable Vote system (STV)
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13th October 2011, 07:15 | #17 |
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MMP/STV
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13th October 2011, 13:34 | #18 |
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A police state that I'm in charge of.
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13th October 2011, 14:12 | #19 |
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STV here
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13th October 2011, 15:07 | #22 |
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youve been doing pretty well though.
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13th October 2011, 15:24 | #23 | |
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13th October 2011, 15:25 | #24 |
SLUTS!!!!!!!
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Ran thru the tool and tells me I really don't like MMP (and second least favourable is FPP).... but gets bit hazy from there: either STV or SM
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13th October 2011, 16:51 | #26 |
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why isn't there a system where you only get one vote for the party and a parties total percentage = their number of seats in parliament? ie: get rid of the electorate seats.
Or am I naive? Being able to influence a parties list would be good but we can't do that under MMP either |
13th October 2011, 17:07 | #27 |
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But why would you want to vote for a party where you can not "choose" who gets in? and has no care for your electorate?
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13th October 2011, 17:15 | #28 | |
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Virtual representation. That has a nice ring to it. Winning concept. |
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13th October 2011, 17:29 | #29 | |
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13th October 2011, 17:40 | #30 |
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I don't see what benefit my local mp gives me at the moment? Admitidly I live in Wellington but lets say you're in the Otaki region (is that darren hughes?). If his party was in government how much can he really influence his party to benefit otaki?
I see where your coming from but to me the local MP is like the city council |
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13th October 2011, 22:32 | #33 | |
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13th October 2011, 22:34 | #34 | |
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14th October 2011, 13:09 | #35 |
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I was making an electoral-systems joke. You seem to have missed it.
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14th October 2011, 13:33 | #36 |
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too much time here being angry with oil.
kills the last traces of humour i have left.
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14th October 2011, 13:35 | #37 |
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Actually I'm with you on the angry with oil bit. Still so furious I can hardly bear to think about it.
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31st October 2011, 09:42 | #38 |
SLUTS!!!!!!!
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31st October 2011, 12:16 | #39 |
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Ab can we have a poll on the referendum as well? Pretty please?
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31st October 2011, 12:32 | #40 | |
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