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26/08/08 - First past the Post the preferred voting method Research New Zealand poll shows.
Nearly half of New Zealanders say they prefer the first past the post electoral system rather than the current MMP system, the latest Research New Zealand polling shows. The poll found 46 percent of New Zealanders preferred the first past the post voting system, compared with 41 percent who supported the MMP (Mixed Member Proportional representation) system. A further 11 percent didn’t know, and three percent would prefer another system. The Research New Zealand poll of 500 people aged 15 and over was conducted by telephone between 7 August and 14 August.
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