Understanding Mixed-Member Proportional Voting
This website provides information about Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) voting, an electoral system that aims to combine local representation with proportional outcomes. This site is maintained by an individual who is interested in electoral reform, with a goal of making educational resources readily available for anyone who is interested.
What is MMP?
MMP is an electoral system where voters have two votes: one for their local representative and one for a political party. This system aims to ensure that the distribution of seats in parliament more closely reflects the overall share of votes received by each party.
- Two Votes: Each voter casts a local candidate vote, and a party vote.
- Local Representation: Each electorate elects its own locally-elected Member of Parliament.
- Proportional Outcomes: Parties may be allocated additional seats from party lists to achieve a seat distribution that is more closely aligned with their party vote share.
Exploring MMP
MMP is proposed as an alternative electoral system which aims to provide more proportional results than traditional single member electorate systems.