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The success of the micro-parties in 2013 : Comments
By James Page, published 15/1/2014In some ways, the internet has democratized political campaigning, in that the internet has diminished the fundamental advantage that major political parties enjoy.
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Posted by Rhian, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 6:04:40 PM
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It’s hard to determine what PR would deliver because most of us vote in light of the electoral system we have. I might give 1st preference to a minor party in the lower house, knowing that the only thing that really matters is whether I preference Lib over Lab or vice versa. Or, I might put Lib or Lab 1st even though I prefer a different party, knowing that the minor party won’t get up anyway.
Assuming that PR applied in both houses at the last election, and that everyone’s first preference was really their first preference, then in NSW for example the lower house would have of a total 48 seats:
Pty ___Now ___ PR
Lib ___23 ____ 18
Lab ___18 ____ 17
Nat ___07 ____ 05
Grn ___00 ____ 04
PUP __00 ____ 02
CDP __00 ____ 01
Other__00 ____ 01
It’s unlikely that any party would have an overall majority in its own right under most PR systems – they would have to form coalitions