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...
