Regional council opts to stick with first past the post
Waikato regional councillors have opted to stick with the
first past the post voting system for the 2016 triennial
election.
Other options before today’s council
meeting included a change to single transferable voting
(STV), a poll of electors views and simply advertising the
right of people to ask for a poll on the voting system.
Cr Peter Buckley, seconded by Cr Jane Hennebry, moved a
motion to retain first past the past.
During
discussion on the motion, Cr Hugh Vercoe, the former mayor
of Matamata-Piako, noted that this district had tried STV
but it had presented difficulties and there had been a
return to first past the post.
No councillor voted
against retaining first past the post.
By no later
than 19 September, public notice will be given of the right
to demand a poll on the electoral system to be used by the
council.
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