Is the overhang a threat to MMP itself?

Commentary:

Overhang is the political word du jour in New Zealand at the moment. Extra seats being added to Parliament because a party has one more electorate seat than its share of the party vote would normally give it is nothing new.

Professor Andrew Geddis, of the Faculty of Law, spoke to RNZ Nights about it on 5 October 2026:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019054670/is-the-overhang-a-threat-to-mmp-itself