Ari, You will like this: I recognize the book that Nigel speaks of. It is one of the books that the OCA used to learn about electoral systems. You can actually find an online copy on the OCA website at the following address:

<br><br><a href="http://www.citizensassembly.gov.on.ca/en-CA/The%20Classroom/The%20Library/The%20Stacks.aspx">http://www.citizensassembly.gov.on.ca/en-CA/The%20Classroom/The%20Library/The%20Stacks.aspx</a><br><br>Cheers,<br>

<br>Derek Kraan<br>Vote for MMP Campaign<br>Waterloo Region<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/10/3, ARI DAIGEN <<a href="mailto:adaigen@sympatico.ca">adaigen@sympatico.ca</a>>:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

Here's another resource from a New Zealand-based political scientist who's<br>written about the experience of prop rep in New Zealand. If anyone really<br>wants to research this, try to find the book he recommends. (Anyone with a

<br>university affiliation can probably find it.)<br><br>Best,<br><br>Ari<br><br>>From: "Nigel Roberts" <<a href="mailto:Nigel.Roberts@vuw.ac.nz">Nigel.Roberts@vuw.ac.nz</a>><br>>To: "ARI DAIGEN" <

<a href="mailto:adaigen@sympatico.ca">adaigen@sympatico.ca</a>> >Subject: RE: New Zealand's experience with MMP >Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:05:37 +1300 > >Dear Ari > >Thank you for your email.

<br>><br>>I have a short chapter entitled 'New Zealand: Learning to Live with<br>>Proportional Representation' in Andrew Reynolds, Ben Reilly, and Andrew<br>>Ellis, "Electoral System Design: The New International IDEA Handbook"

<br>>(Stockholm: International IDEA, 2005). Good libraries should stock the<br>>book, and it should be of interest and of use to you.<br>><br>>With best wishes<br>><br>>Nigel Roberts<br>>Wednesday, 4 October 2007

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