Complaint about the MMP Debate
Sep. 26th, 2007 12:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
c9A popular complaint about MMP is that it will give too much power to the political parties. The basis for this complaint is that 39 seats out of 129 will be determined by the popular vote for the parties and taken from a party list, and the parties will control who gets on the lists.
While this is accurate, it's almost identical to what happens today. Parties can appoint anyone they want to any riding, parachuting in candidates who just want a "safe seat".
As a comment I read states, "Complaining about MMP because it gives parties control over who is a candidate is like complaining that under MMP the ballots will be made out of paper."
While this is accurate, it's almost identical to what happens today. Parties can appoint anyone they want to any riding, parachuting in candidates who just want a "safe seat".
As a comment I read states, "Complaining about MMP because it gives parties control over who is a candidate is like complaining that under MMP the ballots will be made out of paper."
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Date: 2007-10-02 01:47 pm (UTC)What if your local MPP was really anti-gay, constantly talked up banning equal marriage, but you were trying to get married and couldn't find someone to perform the service? You might want to complain to your local MPP about this issue, but in this example you might not feel comfortable doing so. That's what I was thinking of.
I 100% agree that I can't wait, election results are so fun. I usually hold a party, but since Vincent and I are both working at polling stations, there will be no party this time.