It's worth noting that in the first election for Auckland Council 62.5% of votes cast didn't elect a single Councillor. Or to put it another way, 13 of the 20 Councillors who were elected each received less than 30% of the votes cast in their ward. In Albany Ward, both people elected got less than 10% of the vote each. Over 80% of votes in Albany Ward elected no one at all, thanks to First Past the Post.
Under MMP, every party vote cast for a party that reaches 5% of the vote, or for a party that wins a local seat, counts toward their fair proportion of seats in the House.
MMP is so much better for voters, no wonder (some) of the politicians don't like it.
Big Parties from Fairvote Canada on Vimeo.
