The Mixed Member Proportional System 30 Years On w/ PhD candidate in New Zealand Politics at the University of Otago Michael Swanson: 4 October, 2023

This election year marks 30 years since Aotearioa changed to a mixed member proportional system or MMP. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to PhD candidate in New Zealand Politics at the University of Otago Michael Swanson about what impact this change has had on politics in Aotearoa.

She started off the interview asking about what MMP is and how it differs from our previous electoral system, First Past the Post.