Neuseeland unter dem Mischwahlsystem deutscher Prägung: Eine Bilanz zu Aspekten des Parteiensystems, der Regierungsbildung und der parlamentarischen Repräsentation - Nomos eLibrary

ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen / Neuseeland unter dem Mischwahlsystem deutscher Prägung: Eine Bilanz zu Aspekten des Parteiensystems, der Regierungsbildung und der parlamentarischen Repräsentation

ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen / Neuseeland unter dem Mischwahlsystem deutscher Prägung: Eine Bilanz zu Aspekten des Parteiensystems, der Regierungsbildung und der parlamentarischen Repräsentation

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ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen , page 505 - 517

Neuseeland unter dem Mischwahlsystem deutscher Prägung: Eine Bilanz zu Aspekten des Parteiensystems, der Regierungsbildung und der parlamentarischen Repräsentation

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Patrick Köllner

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0340-1758-2015-3-505
- ISSN: 0340-1758
- ISSN online: 0340-1758
Zusammenfassung

In September 2014, New Zealand’s voters elected a new parliament. This was already the seventh election under a mixed-member proportional system (MMP) similar to the one used in Germany. Particular features of MMP in New Zealand include special electoral districts for the indigenous Māori population and the full translation of votes into seats for parties with at least one directly elected Member of Parliament. For around 80 years, the party system in New Zealand has been centered on the Labour Party and the National Party, which have been able to retain their status as ‘people’s parties’ under MMP. The New Zealand variant of MMP has, however, made it easier for small parties to enter parliament. Smaller parties have regularly participated in government formation in the MMP era, either by joining a coalition government or by providing support for the governing party. The share of women in parliament in New Zealand has increased to around 30 percent under MMP and ethnic minorities, especially the Māori, now enjoy a much stronger representation in parliament. [ZParl, vol. 46 (2015), no. 3, pp. 505 – 517]

Abstract

In September 2014, New Zealand’s voters elected a new parliament. This was already the seventh election under a mixed-member proportional system (MMP) similar to the one used in Germany. Particular features of MMP in New Zealand include special electoral districts for the indigenous Māori population and the full translation of votes into seats for parties with at least one directly elected Member of Parliament. For around 80 years, the party system in New Zealand has been centered on the Labour Party and the National Party, which have been able to retain their status as ‘people’s parties’ under MMP. The New Zealand variant of MMP has, however, made it easier for small parties to enter parliament. Smaller parties have regularly participated in government formation in the MMP era, either by joining a coalition government or by providing support for the governing party. The share of women in parliament in New Zealand has increased to around 30 percent under MMP and ethnic minorities, especially the Māori, now enjoy a much stronger representation in parliament. [ZParl, vol. 46 (2015), no. 3, pp. 505 – 517]
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