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What is Mixed Member Proportional?

Under the proposed Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) model there will still be 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly. However, only 18 of them would be district seats. The other 9 would be province-wide seats. Each of the 18 districts would be considerably larger than any of the 27 under the current system. Under the MMP system members representing the 18 electoral districts would continue to be elected on a FPTP basis. In addition to the 18 district members there would be 9 province-wide members elected by voters from a list of candidates put forward by the registered political parties. At an election governed by the MMP system there would be a two-part ballot and every voter will be entitled to two votes. The first vote is for the member to represent the district in which the voter lives. The second vote is for a province-wide MLA chosen from a list of candidates put forth by the various registered political parties. This vote is used to determine the popular vote and to determine which party-list candidates become MLAs. It is only in respect of the election of the 9 province-wide members that the proportional aspect of the MMP comes into play. Candidates on the ballot for the 9 province-wide seats would be chosen by each of the registered political parties.