IMO we should switch from IRV to MMP, and do it by doubling the House of Representatives, keeping the same number of actual electorates but adding the top-up seats for a proportional end result.
Grattan on Friday: believe it or not, there would be a case for more federal politicians
Submitted 3 weeks ago by HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net to australianpolitics@aussie.zone
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Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t think we should give the nutters the balance of power in both the upper and lower house. Just look at New Zealand.
HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I totally agree, that’s a much better system but it requires the dreaded referendum
HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I totally agree, that’s a much better system but it requires the dreaded referendum
HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
ie. The current system gives disproportionate representation to the Liberals. A larger parliament would be more representative?
hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Doesn’t regular redistricting prevent the need for that?
HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Kind of, think if blue team got 40% of the vote and red team got 60% of the vote. If there were 4 MPs you’d think they’d get 2 each, if you add another seat red team would have 3 and blue team would still only have 2.
Adding seats in the lower house would necessarily mean adding more inner city seats which is to Labor’s advantage. Adding seats to the Senate would mean the Greens would likely have proportionally more seats.
The point I was trying to make is that the argument being made by George Brandis essentially boils down to wanting to maintain a less democratic system because it advantages his party.