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The Referendum. The Guide.
Published by the Electoral Referendum Panel of New Zealand in 1993, “The Referendum, the Guide” serves as an informative document to New Zealand voters comparing the existing system of electing members of parliament (First-Past-the-Post System) against the newly proposed system (Mixed Member Proportional System). This document also provides information on the effect of each system on minor parties, New Zealand policy, and Maori representation. Further information on candidates and electorate boundaries is also included.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
Election Material
Civic Education Material
What is MMP?
Published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand, “What is MMP?” advocates for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. This leaflet provides five reasons for advocating the MMP system and includes a space for donations to the ERC in order to fund the implementation of MMP.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
What is PR? What is MMP?
This brief brochure entitled “What is PR? What Is MMP?” was published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand. It highlights the differences between the Proportional Representation and the Mixed Member Proportional systems of electing New Zealand parliamentary members. These differences arise in areas such as fairness, simplicity, and effects on stability in the government and in national policy.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Why you should vote for MMP
“Why you should vote for MMP” is a leaflet produced by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand in 1993 that provides 5 reasons to vote for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. Reasons include fairness of the system, equal worth of each vote, and greater individual influence on the election result.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Women and MMP
“Women and MMP” is a leaflet produced in 1993 by the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the Electoral Reform Coalition arguing that the new Mixed Member Proportional proposed system of electing members of the New Zealand parliament is beneficial to women candidates. In this leaflet, graphs are shown supporting the assertion that women have a greater role both as voters and as candidates under a Mixed Member Proportional system.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Guide to the Electoral Referendum
“The Guide to the Electoral Referendum” was published by the Electoral Referendum Panel in 1992 and regards the September 19th 1992 vote in which a system of elections will be chosen to challenge the existing voting system. In addition to a brief history of New Zealand’s electoral history and a voting procedure outline, this guide outlines the different potential electoral system and provides their implications on New Zealand politics. These systems are the Mixed Member Proportional System, the Preferential Voting System, the Supplementary Member System and the Single Transferable Vote System.
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Report/Paper
Report Analyzing the UNTAC Cambodia Election Plan: June 1992
This report was prepared in 1992 and analyzes the UNTAC election plan for Cambodia for the 1993 elections. The document reports on the demography, laws, political parties, organizational aspects and voting process for the Cambodian elections.
May 31, 1992
Election Material
Constitution
Constitutions of The Countries of The World: The Gambia
Constitution of The Gambia (1970).
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Speaker's Placards
This document entitled “Speaker’s Placards” from 1997 provides 8 potential designs focusing on aspects of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s parliament as well as New Zealand recent election information to be displayed on billboard-type material after approval.