MMP Politics wednesday

Explain our MMP voting system (Mixed Member Proportional)


With the MMP system each person get two votes, one for the party you would like to choose and one for a person to represent your local electorates. For instance if the Mango party got 50% of votes they would get about 50% of the 120 seats in parliament but if the Pineapple party gets 10% they would get 10% of the seats in parliament. The electorate with the most votes will be the local MP. To get into parliament a party must get at least 5% of votes or win an electorate seats. If the Dragon Fruit gets 4% of votes which is under the 5% threshold but since they got one electorate they get 4% of seats in parliament. For instance if the Watermelon party only gets 3% of votes and the Coconut party gets 4% of votes and neither of them got a electorate they can make a coalition and work together and combine these points so now they have 7% if votes so the get 7% of the seats in parliament.