MMP has to go. We are going to have a cabinet containing unelected MPs along with outside cabinet portfolio-bearing unelected MPs who do not represent a soul in the country which I feel is less than democratic.
The worst thing about MMP is we cannot get rid of unelected, unwanted, useless MPs who are high on the party list. The only way we could get rid of Finlayson, for example, was to have the current change of government.
There are too many unelected backsides warming seats in the house that do little to enhance the future of NZ and New Zealanders.
Since National had 44 per cent of the vote and 56 seats they should be the ruling party.
It is not truly democratic to have unelected MMPs running NZ because of the total lack of responsibility a list member has to an electorate.
The unbalanced total of unelected MPs from a very small total of List MPs can't be good for NZ. NZ First will have four cabinet positions and the Greens total of unelected MPs outside cabinet will be something like eight portfolios. This is a totally unbalanced distribution of power for unelected MPs from minor parties. MMP must go.
A Bourne, Bethlehem.
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A Bourne see Page 48 for help re MMP :)
Posted on 28-10-2017 15:21 | By Bruja
We have had the MMP system in New Zealand for 21 years. For those still confused please read the Letter to the Editor with the heading 'Bill gets no pie'. Bottom line? The MAJORITY of New Zealanders voted for a change of government. Happily that is what we now have. I suggest that after 9 years of governance, that has torn our society asunder, we allow this democratically elected government to do what the previous one never did and that is to care about the bottom 90% (by income) of our people. :)
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