Letters: The reason we have two votes under MMP is so we can split them

LettersNZ Herald3 Nov, 2026 05:04 PM4 mins to readRod Emmerson’s NZ Herald cartoon from December 6, 2023, which represents Māori protests around the country on the first day of Parliament, accusing the new Government of attacking Māori on all fronts. PM Christopher Luxon said at the time Māori would be better off under National. Vote splitting is the whole point of MMP The concept of MMP may be very flawed but it gives people two votes. If there was no way to split voting, there would be no purpose in having two votes. Complaining about it just illustrates a lack of logical thought.