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Electoral Reform: Clark Advocates for Four-Year Terms, More MPs
10/29/2025
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- Nick Clark, an electoral reform researcher, will present findings on New Zealand's electoral system in a webinar today.
- Clark's report, MMP After 30 Years: Time for Electoral Reform?, calls for a four-year term and 170 MPs (from 120).
- He argues longer terms improve policymaking because governments focus on governance, not elections.
- The proposal would abolish overhang seats and lower the party vote threshold.
