ethnic diversity in the New Zealand parliament will decline after the 2023 election
- Written by Alexander Tan, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
Since the dawn of the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in 1996, New Zealand’s parliament has become increasingly diverse. The 2020 election saw a record number of female MPs enter parliament and a world record proportion of MPs from the rainbow community.
Ethnic diversity also increased in 2020, with New Zealand having elected...
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