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The '''Electoral Reform Coalition''' (ERC) is a group advocating [[Electoral reform in New Zealand]] |
The '''Electoral Reform Coalition''' (ERC) is a group advocating [[Electoral reform in New Zealand|electoral reform in New Zealand]]. It was founded in 1987.<ref>[http://www.greens.org.nz/node/16146#Electoral%20Reform%20Coalition]</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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* 1986: Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System, recommending (among other things) that a referendum be held on changing the voting system from First-Past-the-Post to Mixed Member Proportional representation.<ref>[http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/key-dates-electoral-reform.html Key Dates in Electoral Reform] [[Electoral Commission]]</ref> |
* 1986: Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System, recommending (among other things) that a referendum be held on changing the voting system from First-Past-the-Post to Mixed Member Proportional representation.<ref>[http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/key-dates-electoral-reform.html Key Dates in Electoral Reform] [[Electoral Commission]]</ref> |
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*1987: ERC founded |
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===1992 electoral reform referendum=== |
===1992 electoral reform referendum=== |
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==People involved== |
==People involved== |
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*[[Rod Donald]] |
*[[Rod Donald]] (National Spokesman 1989 - 1993)<ref>[]</ref> |
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* Secretary Phil Saxby |
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*[[Dianne Yates]]<ref>[http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/valedictory_statement/2008/mar/19 Valedictory statement]</ref> |
*[[Dianne Yates]]<ref>[http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/valedictory_statement/2008/mar/19 Valedictory statement]</ref> |
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* [[Deborah Morris]]<ref>[http://executive.govt.nz/96-99/minister/morris/] Deborah Morris</ref> |
* [[Deborah Morris]]<ref>[http://executive.govt.nz/96-99/minister/morris/] Deborah Morris</ref> |
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The Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) is a group advocating electoral reform in New Zealand. It was founded in 1987.[1]
History
- 1985: Appointment of Royal Commission on the Electoral System to inquire into a wide range of matters concerning the electoral system.
- 1986: Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System, recommending (among other things) that a referendum be held on changing the voting system from First-Past-the-Post to Mixed Member Proportional representation.[2]
- 1987: ERC founded
1992 electoral reform referendum
1993 electoral reform referendum
Coalition for Better Government spent $1.13 million on their campaign, ERC spent $53,000.[3]
People involved
- Rod Donald (National Spokesman 1989 - 1993)[4]
- Secretary Phil Saxby
- Dianne Yates[5]
- Deborah Morris[6]
Campaign for Local Government Electoral Reform
Single Transferable Vote campaign in Wellington[7][8]
In 2005 Danna Glendining recalled the challenges faced in advocating MMP. She drew attention to a newsletter report that on 15th September 1992, Tony Ryall, a current National MP accused the ERC of being Electoral Terrorists. o Bill Birch, sometime senior National Cabinet Minister, had said MMP would be “a catastrophic disaster for democracy”, o Ruth Richardson, sometime National Finance Minister, had said it “would bring economic ruin” o and Peter Shirtcliffe, sometime chair of Telecom, amongst other things, had said MMP “would bring chaos”.
While the ERC spent $250,000 the so called Campaign for Better Government spent about two million dollars – in the days before email, the cellphone and the conference call."I clearly remember waking up and seeing the full page ads in the paper against us I couldn’t see how we could possibly win. 1993 was a David & Goliath situation” Danna Glendining said.[9]
Sources
References
Books
- Vowles, J., Aimer, P., Catt, H., Lamare, J., and Miller, R., Towards Consensus? The 1993 General Election and Referendum in New Zealand and the Transition to Proportional Representation. Auckland, Auckland University Press, 1995.
- Vowles, J., and Aimer, E.P., ed., Double Decision: the 1993 Election and Referendum in New Zealand. Wellington, Victoria University Department of Politics, 1994.