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Labour's single-party majority is not a failure of MMP, it is a sign NZ's electoral system is working

  • Written by Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University

Even as the results rolled in on election night there were mutterings that a parliamentary majority controlled by one political party is somehow inconsistent with the spirit of MMP. The magnitude of the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour Party’s victory will no doubt encourage that view.

Wrong. In at least three respects the election result is...

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