MMP vote will lead to total review of system  By Derek Cheng
Justice Minister Simon Power. Photo / Sarah Ivey Justice
Minister Simon Power. Photo / Sarah Ivey  A vote for MMP at next
year's referendum will effectively be a vote for a thorough
review of the system.  The Electoral Referendum Bill - reported
back from select committee yesterday - recommends a review to
take place, but only if a majority vote to keep it in the
referendum.  Labour and the Greens have pledged to fight to have
MMP reviewed regardless of the referendum result, which would
mean that a referendum in 2014 would pit a potentially improved
MMP - rather than the present system - against an alternative.
The Government has promised a referendum on MMP next year at the
same time as the general election.  If a majority want a change,
another referendum will be held in 2014 asking voters to choose
between MMP and the most popular of four alternatives: First
Past the Post, Preferential Voting, Single Transferable Vote or
Supplementary Member (