Quotes from the Ministry of Justice's Review of Voting Systems (24 January 2008).

"All the newly introduced voting systems have achieved a greater degree of proportionality than FPTP, although only STV in Northern Ireland has achieved what academic observers consider to be close to genuine proportionality."

[Paragraph 21 of the Executive Summary]

"We do not find, on balance, that any voting system is inherently more confusing than another for the voter, in terms of casting their votes correctly."

[Paragraph 29 of the Executive Summary]

"STV allows constituents a choice between representatives because there can be multiple representatives for a constituency from various parties."

[Paragraph 30 of the Executive Summary]

"Whether the connection between constituents and representatives is stronger under FPTP and STV (both candidate-based systems) depends on political perspectives about whether single or multiple representatives are best."

[Paragraph 30 of the Executive Summary]

"While PR enables a greater number of parties to be represented and the likelihood of coalition governments, the longevity of governments and parties differs by political context."

[Paragraph 37 of the Executive Summary]

"New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland provide examples of stable coalition governments. Coalition formations in the Netherlands and Italy have resulted in greater volatility than in the cases of Sweden and Germany (except for the close contest for the 2005 election in Germany)."

[Paragraph 40 of the Executive Summary]

"The benefits of PR are that it is likely to increase people's choices in elections and provide a more proportional allocation of seats in Parliament. This in turn increases the likelihood of coalition governments. There would need to be a shift to more government by consensus and compromise"

[Paragraph 46 of the Executive Summary]