What Changes are Likely to the Legislative Process and Other Functions of Parliament from MMP?

Abstract

A speech delivered to the seminar “MMP: Managing the Political/Public Sector Interface” on 24 March 1994. The speech argues that the introduction of MMP is likely to increase the importance of Parliament in New Zealand’s system of government, with the potential for the House of Representatives to make and unmake governments, and for the executive to become more accountable to parliamentary opinion on legislative matters.