We have something like that here, too. Take a look at:
http://www.thenation.com/special/alfredw.pdf
John Karlsson
Hope Valley, RI
At 09:51 PM 11/30/00 +1300, you wrote:
>Hi
>My thanks to all those who replied, and with other options.
>Here in New Zealand we have MMP (mixed member proportional)
representation.
>Half our Parliament is elected on individual votes per electorate and
then
>half is elected on the share of the total party vote throughout the
>country - the latter known as a list vote.
>Our experience so far is that a number of "list" members have changed
>parties once they are in the Parliament. However they don't have to
resign
>when they do this, neither is their place taken by another person from
the
>list!
>So, please America, don't feel too bad. I just hope you have a
president
>before 2004.
>As Churchill once said, "Democracy is not a very good system but its
the
>best we've got at the moment".
>Best regards to all, and Happy Morganeering.
>Gary
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