Proportional representation on trial
By: Jack Vowles ... [et al.].
Contributors: Vowles, Jack, 1950-
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives -- Elections, 1999.; Elections -- New Zealand.; Proportional representation -- New Zealand.; New Zealand -- Politics and government -- 1972-
Description: This book looks into the dynamics of an election campaign dominated by two closely matched women leaders; the return of Maori voters to Labour; the emergence of the Greens; and the developing foundations of the Labour-Alliance coalition. It traces the evolution of public attitudes to MMP, presents a comprehensive assessment of the effects of proportional representation, and discusses the experiment of the two citizen-initiated referendums.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.