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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0584 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Majoritarian and consensus democracy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“New Zealand replaced first-past-the-post with mixed-member proportional representation after a binding 1993 referendum in which 53.9 per cent of voters chose MMP; the first MMP election was held in 1996.”

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Elections as Instruments of Democracy: Majoritarian and Proportional Visions

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