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Date received	Tags	Submitted by	Submission
25 Mar 2012	Basis for eligibility for list seats (thresholds) Dual Candidacy Order of candidates on the list Overhang Proportion of electorate seats to list seats Other issues	Alan Wilkinson	1. The threshold for list seats should be reduced to 3% as originally recommended by the Royal Commission. 2. There should be no change to the ability of candidates to stand for both an electorate and a list seat. 3. The order of candidates on the list should continue to be set by the party. 4. The Maori seats should be abolished. 5. Where a party wins more electorate seats than its proportion of the vote entitles it to then except where this is a single seat its members should be entitled to only the reduced number of votes in Parliament that correspond to its proportion of the election vote. 6. The proportion of electorate seats to list seats should not be changed.
5 Mar 2012	Basis for eligibility for list seats (thresholds) Dual Candidacy Order of candidates on the list Proportion of electorate seats to list seats Other issues	Alan Trotter	Reduce total Parliamentary seats drastically to maximum say 80 seats Don't allow "career politicians" to exist which current "List Candidate" system allows. "List Candidates" should come ONLY from second best polling Constituency Candidates - i.e. not Party Leader controlled Reduce number of "List candidates" to max 10% of total of the Parliament's seats Appointment of "Specialist" Ministers outside of voting - by Governing Party (so that special pre-requisite trained/skilled people can conduct that particular function) - limited to say 3 - 5 such appointments "Party Lists" should be chosen by vote Prime Minister as Country's Leader should be by public vote, not party selection No Dual List Constituency Candidates Party vote Min. +5%
8 Apr 2012	Other issues	Alan Trotter	Election of Prime Minister - an intergral factor of reforming MMP Our Political Leader is now such an important / focal point of our Society - that the voter MUST/SHOULD have a direct vote as to the choice of our Country's Political leader. I'm not advocating a Republican Constitution; I'm simply asking for those offering themselves for Political Leadership to be subject ultimately to the Country's voters choice to "Lead" them, & NOT for the Country to be "led" by a person chosen from the sole choice of Party MP's; especially when that position is to lead & represent our Country & Government 24/7. Career Politicians - It is NOT RIGHT & totally undemocratic under under current MMP for a person to become & remain a non-voted for "list" M.P.!
8 Apr 2012	Order of candidates on the list	Alan Trotter	Parties "List Candidates" only be made up from those unsuccessful consituent candiates, who poll best 2nd best, from most to least, according to % of the vote attained by each second polling constituent candidate - i.e. a candidate in a constituency who gets the most % of votes (of all voters voting) over all constituencies in NZ is the 1st "List Candidate" - e.g. the 1st most polled failed candidate on his/her respective party list is 1st to go on their respective party list; the 2nd best "failed" candidate is the 2nd person on their respective party list; etc until the allocated & total No of party list candidates for all parties qualifying (down to 5% min.) make up the party lists. Each party can only have max 3 nominated specialists.
19 Feb 2012	Basis for eligibility for list seats (thresholds) Order of candidates on the list Overhang Proportion of electorate seats to list seats	Alan Thomas	On the basis we are stuck with MMP: - The threshold is too low demonstated by a party that was rejected in every electorate still getting 14 seats, representing nobody but still having the ability to sway or frustrate governing the country. The concept of candidates who have been soundly rejected by their electorate still winding up in the house representing nobody is simply wrong. There should be no overhang. The number of list seats should be restriced if we can not get rind of them all together. Alan Thomas
15 Feb 2012	Dual Candidacy	Alan Snow	Electorate MP's should not be allowed to also stand on there parties list. If they are not wanted by the electorate, they should not have automatic right to become a list MP.
12 May 2012	Basis for eligibility for list seats (thresholds) By-election candidates Dual Candidacy Other issues	Alan Sheath	The threshold for list seats shoud remain at 5 % that 5% should still be enacted if a part gets an electral seat. They should not get more seats just because they have wonn one seat which could have been gifted to them List MP's should be ranked by the % of the vote that they receive not because of grace and favour List MP's should occupy no more than 25% of Parliament List MP's should be removed from parliament if they resign from the party that they were electe for List MP's should not be able to stand as an electorate MP.
3 Mar 2012	Basis for eligibility for list seats (thresholds) By-election candidates Dual Candidacy	Alan Pike	1. Threshold should be lower, eg about 2.5 - 3 %, This should give small parties a fairer chance of seats. 2. A list MP who is already a sitting member should not be able to stand as an electoral candidate in a by-election. This is used now to get another list member in so that somebody who has not been elected gets a seat. 3. It should not be possible for a candidate to be an electoral candidate and and be on the party list, electoral candidates take their chance at being elected and if they fail to get the electorates confidence they should not have a second means of getting into Parliament.
14 Feb 2012	Basis for eligibility for list seats (thresholds)	Alan Moore	The thresholds need to work consistently for all parties irrespective of whether an electorate seat is won. Therefore winning an electorate seat should NOT trigger the allocation of list seats, only getting above the party vote % threshold. The 5% threshold seems high to acheive, especially for new parties. I would think a threshold around 2-3% would be preferable.
4 Mar 2012	Dual Candidacy	Alan King	All candidates on a party list should be required to stand in an electorate also. Only list candidates receiving 5% (or the concurrent party representation limit) of the electorate vote in their chosen electorate should be eligible to become Members of Parliament. This would ensure all parliamentary candidates have to pass a minimum test of scrutiny by the voting public to become MPs - effectively giving the voters a say on party lists.