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Public must be given a say on MMP
Jenny Shipley Leader of the Opposition
14 March 2001
Public must be given a say on MMP
The public must be given a say on the future of MMP, Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today.
"National demands that the Government commits to a binding referendum on the future of MMP.
"The public believed they were to be given a chance to have their say, and research confirms this.
"The same survey, commissioned by the MMP Review Committee, shows 76% of New Zealanders endorse National's policy of letting the people, not the Parliament decide the future of MMP.
"Helen Clark must stop vacillating and get on with a binding referendum. It must be binding, because to date this Government has ignored both of the referenda in 1999," Jenny Shipley said.
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