How The New Zealand Voting System Works

 How The New Zealand Voting System Works

New Zealand has an election once every three years where the political parties try to convince people to vote for them and not for other parties. 

The New Zealand political parties

The two largest political parties in New Zealand are Labour and National. Labour helps the less wealthy people so they usually vote for Labour, National on the other hand helps the wealthier people so they vote for National. The third biggest party is New Zealand first with nine members. The other parties currently in parliament are the Green party and Act which wants semi-automatic guns to be re-legalised even though it's probably better if they're banned.

The System New Zealand Uses 

New Zealand uses the MMP (short for mixed member proportional), voting system which gives every person at least eighteen years old two votes, one for their favourite party and one for their favourite regional MP (which means member of parliament) . The one New Zealand used to use was FPP (short for first past the post), which gives everyone at least eighteen years old one vote which they use on their favourite MP.

New Zealand Referendums

New Zealand is currently having two referendums, the  cannabis referendum and the end of life choice referendum. The first one is a vote to decriminalise cannabis in the public. The second is a vote to allow people in a stable mental condition with a life threatening condition that causes them horrible pain with less than six months of life left to end their suffering before they die of their condition.

In conclusion New Zealand's voting system is stable and helps its people have the best leader as possible and make the best choices for the country.

By Rata