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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.
Publication
Report/Paper
Democratic Transition in the Islands: A Final Report on the IFES Civic Education Project in Comoros, May 18 - June 13, 1992
This report was created in response to requests from the Government of Comoros to IFES to help in the establishment of structures and procedures in preparation for legislative elections. The report identifies civic and voter education as an area where the Government of Comoros could improve its electoral system.
August 31, 1992
Publication
Report/Paper
Senegal: Evaluation de la Planification des Elections Nationales de 1993
Ce pr
é
sent rapport constitue l'effort initial de
définition
des
paramètres
au cœur de certaines questions civiques
éventuelles
; toutefois il répond, a notre sens, aux questions d'ordre
généra1
ayant trait à l'aide
nécessaire
au
Sénégal
dans la promotion de son processus
démocratique. (1992)
April 15, 1992
Publication
Report/Paper
Planning for the 1993 National Elections in Senegal: An Evaluation
This assessment, conducted in Senegal in 1992, is oriented toward an evaluation of the components of the electoral structure and contains a variety
of
data on voter registration, party participation, legal issues and related election activity.
April 15, 1992
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Report/Paper
Comores, Rapport d'Evaluation Pre-Electorale, 20 novembre 1991
This 1991 report (in French) is a pre-election assessment of the electoral system in Comoros, and includes descriptions of legislative and procedural institutions. The report highlights nine factors that could facilitate the establishment of a comprehensive and operational democracy in Comoros.
November 19, 1991
Publication
Report/Paper
Comoros: A Pre-Election Assessment Report, November 20, 1991
This 1991 report provides a pre-election assessment of the electoral system in Comoros (in French). The report suggests nine factors that, if implemented, could result in the establishment of a comprehensive and operational democracy in Comoros. The report includes descriptions of the legislative and procedural institutions that existed in Comoros
November 19, 1991
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.