The Electoral Commission’s report on the review into MMP is due to be released today. Anyone with hopes for radical change will be disappointed. There isn’t scope for much to change without turning it into another system altogether.
The most likely recommendation is lowering the threshold to 4%.
If that’s done I’d like it to be balanced by lifting the threshold for registering as a party to well above the 200 500 members currently required. I can hope, but I’m not holding my breath.
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The thought of lowering the threshold makes me cringe.
Registered parties are currently required to maintain a membership of at least 500.
Meg, me too.
Graeme – thanks for the correction, it’s still too low.