United Future
UnitedFuture proposes reforms to our MMP system
Press Releases
Confidence and Supply Agreement
United Future agrees to provide confidence and supply for the term of this Parliament, to a National-led government
The relationship between United Future and the government will be based on good faith and no surprises.
Consultation arrangements
The Government will consult with United Future on issues including:
- The broad outline...
Press Releases
Super, asset sales limits, Families Commission lead UF deal
Public consultation on Flexi-Super, locking in a 49 percent statutory limit on any asset sales, supporting public-private partnerships in transport and health, and refocusing the Families Commission for the role it was always supposed to have are key UnitedFuture achievements in its confidence and supply agreement with National, the party’s...
Press Release
Dunne: bill will reduce overall student loan debt
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne says legislation passed by Parliament last night will make it easier for the Government to manage and reduce the overall size of student loan debt by making borrowers more accountable for repaying their loans.
“This in turn will make the scheme fairer for the vast majority...
Spotlight On
UnitedFuture Submission on MMP reform
1. THRESHOLD
We propose reducing the threshold to qualify for Party List seats from 5% to 3%.
The threshold of electoral support to qualify for party representation varies widely amongst countries using Proportional Representation in their elections, from –
- No threshold (e.g. Netherlands where threshold is effectively 0.67% = 1 seat)...
Blog post
Post Act?
Speculation about the imminent death of ACT, and its replacement in National’s affections by the Conservative Party has all of the flavour of out of the frying pan into the fire.
Why would a small “c” conservative Party like National want to rid itself of a right wing extremist group...
Blog post
We can't help but wonder...
First published by "Keeping Stock" blog 1/5/2012
" Charles Chauvel is Labour's Justice spokesman, and the shadow Attorney General.So we can't help but wonder; has anyone called for him to stand aside from his shadow portfolio, given that he was referred to the Police in August 2011 over an alleged...