MMP defector MP - info

[New Democracy]

Hi Tom and anyone else,

     On 21 of July Tom wrote a letter about MMP defector MP. I have not
seen any other letters on that subject since then.

     If there has been any exchange of views by anyone I would like to be
privy to them. I am interested in that aspect of MMP.

Thank you,

Don

Donald Eric Davison of  New Democracy at http://www.mich.com/~donald
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Resent-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 21:10:39 -0700
From: TomR at ORGO.cad.gu.edu.au (Tom Round)
To: m.ganley at auckland.ac.nz ('Marcus Ganley')

>Hi Marcus. I've got a request for information for you ... I recently read
>in the newspaper here that there's some controversy in NZ because an MP
>elected for one party has defected to another. It's apparently
>particularly controversial because she was elected for a list seat, not
>for a local electorate. Thus there have been calls for her to resign as a
>matter of conscience, or for the law to be changed so that in such cases
>MPs have to vacate automatically.
>
>Unfortunately I forgot to bring the relevant clipping to Brisbane with me,
>but I'm assuming that you'll know the case I'm talking about. I'm thinking
>of writing a piece (either academic, or maybe just journalistic) likening
>this case with the situation of Senator Colston in Australia, and with
>provisions in a number of "Third World"/ developing nation Consitutions
>(India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and now South Africa) which provide for
>automatic unseatment of MPs who defect from their party or are expelled.
>
>Any ifnormation - news reports, even just discussions you've heard
>yourself  - that you could, at your convenience, forward to me, would be
>appreciated.
>
>Cheers,
>Tom
>