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The Local Electoral Act 2001 allows a local authority to use either the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system or the Single Transferable Vote (STV) electoral system for electing its members. STVWellington City Council held its 2004 elections under the STV system and is required to retain this system until at least the 2007 elections. STV is a proportional electoral system and electors are required to rank their candidates in order of preference. The STV system is compulsory for all district health board elections. Only six local authorities currently use the STV system for electing their Mayor and Councillors. FPPThe FPP electoral system was used in 2004 to elect regional councillors and members for the liquor licensing trusts. This system was used in New Zealand for Parliamentary elections until 1996, when MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) was introduced. Electors vote by indicating their preferred candidate(s), and the candidate(s) that receives the most votes is declared the winner, regardless of the proportion of votes that candidate(s) received. Related LinksDepartment Details: |
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