That we don’t have single transferable vote in NZ is crummy.
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@pjf first past the post babyyyyyyyy
@aurynn @pjf Aotearoa ended up choosing a weird fusion electoral system (Mixed Member Proportional). Various STV options were in the initial referendum for new options, but MMP won by a significant margin.
MMP is FPP for locality electorates, then a “top up” of list seats to make the country wide “party vote” percentages match up. So overall balance is fairly “total vote” representative. But individual locality electorates are at risk of “splitting the vote” (with 3 reasonable candidates).
@ewenmcneill @pjf so it’s FPP but slightly spicier
Still FPP though
@aurynn : Wait, what now!? That makes democracy even more broken than it is already!