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Unread 05-03-2010, 05:48 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Invisible Queen View Post
What's MMP?

The system is somewhat original I think. At least for Americans it must seem strange: If you're eligible to vote, i.e. 18 years or older, not a war criminal or clinically insane and such, then you get a vote, or "voice" as we call it. The votes are counted, and the ones with the most votes win. I like to vote a month or so ahead of time, when I get the papers in the mail. On that day you'll often see a line of old people at the post office similar to the lines on election day, but wrinklier.

I don't know if that's the answer to the question you asked, I'm feeling a bit braindead today. :I

I should maybe point out that "a" seat in the government is more like 13 seats from what I remember. There's something like 350 seats divided between the parties according to the percentage of their votes.
So it's a straight up vote, as in all vote once for a party, parties get seats directly by population vote divide?
Surprisingly uncommon actually, most people through in transfer votes, or double votes or some local representation and stuff.

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The flaw of this system is, no matter the demographics, only old people get elected.
In fact that's the problem with every voting system ever and is not related to this subject at all.
Nothing against old people, though, they can be cool too.
I'm confused about how MMP favours old people? Well more than an other system.
Note I'm not in favour of MMP that much, just because IQ mentioned threshold seats which comes up in MMP so I thought maybe that was the case.
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