MMP - how it works
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Report of The Royal Commission on the Electoral System 1986
The Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System which first recommended New Zealand adopt the Mixed Member Proportional voting system was submitted to the Governor-General on 11 December 1986. The report is available for download. Read more »
From FPP to MMP
In 1993 New Zealanders voted in a referendum to change their voting system from the traditional first-past-the-post (FPP) method to Mixed Member Proportional representation (MMP). How, and why, did this dramatic change come about? Read more »
MMP seat allocation calculator
Using our interactive seat allocation calculator you can use MMP's Sainte-Laguë allocation formula to work out what would happen if New Zealanders cast their party votes in a particular way. Read more »
Sainte-Laguë allocation formula
The Sainte-Laguë formula is used to allocate seats to parties contesting the party vote that cross the threshold for allocation of winning at least one electorate seat or 5% of all party votes cast nationally. Read more »