The objective

I have been conscious of the problems of the threshold for a long time. I decided to advocate for the second choice of party vote, because it seems to be a compromise solution.

I do not belong to any political party. I am interested in this problem as one of how to make the electoral process more responsive to voter interests, but also easy to understand and implement.

Some history

I first started thinking about this idea after the 2008 election. I submitted on it to the 2012 MMP review. I researched submissions and found several others suggesting the idea of a second choice of party vote, including two others with detailed plans.

I have developed this proposal over many years, listening to friends and to publicly expressed concerns about the threshold.