> The effects of preference voting are a bit subtle, and will
> produce a result that the majority are happy with

MMP, as in NZ, isn't preferential. An option offered when the
country changed was STV, single transferrable vote, which
some commentators argue would have been a far better choice
than MMP

http://www.elections.org.nz/study/history/history-mmp.html

"The origins of electoral reform lay in the gradual breakdown of
public trust and confidence in politicians, Parliament, and the
simple certainties of the old two-party system"

Many would agree that public distatste for politicians has scarcely
changed. They still get up to the same old shenanigans and BS. I
think no matter what "democratic" system you use, you'll still end
up with the basically same kind of personalities in Parliament and
they will endeavour to stay there by traditional means

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