[Full report: Final_Report_2012_Review_of_MMP.pdf]
Report of the Electoral Commission on the Review of the MMP Voting System
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
• The one electorate seat threshold for the allocation of list seats should be abolished.
• The party vote threshold should be lowered from 5% to 4%.
• There should be a statutory requirement for the Electoral Commission to review the operation of the 4% party vote
threshold and report to the Minister of Justice for presentation to Parliament after three general elections.
• If the one electorate seat threshold is abolished, the provision for overhang seats should be abolished.
• Consideration should be given to fixing the ratio of electorate seats to list seats at 60:40 to help maintain the
diversity of representation and proportionality in Parliament obtained through the list seats.
• Political parties should continue to have responsibility for the selection and ranking of candidates on their party
lists.
• Political parties should be required to give a public assurance by statutory declaration that they have complied with
their rules in selecting and ranking their list candidates.
• In any dispute relating to the selection of candidates for election as members of Parliament, the version of the
party’s rules that should be applied is that supplied to the Commission under section 71B as at the time the dispute
arose.
• Candidates should continue to be able to stand both for an electorate seat and be on a party list at a general
election.
• List MPs should continue to be able to contest by-elections.
[Full report: Final_Report_2012_Review_of_MMP.pdf]