Tag: Electoral System
Push for 4-year parliamentary terms
The Western Australian Government is drafting legislation to allow fixed four-year parliamentary terms.[MORE]
Electoral boundaries redrawn
The Electoral Commission has confirmed several changes to electoral boundaries in Tasmania.[MORE]
Tuckey applauds federal electorate renaming
The federal Member for O'Connor, Wilson Tuckey, has congratulated the Australian Electoral Commission on finalising new federal boundary names.[MORE]
Barnett admits uphill battle
Senator Guy Barnett has admitted his demotion on the Tasmanian Liberal ticket will make it hard to be re-elected.[MORE]
Senate ticket a matter of pecking order: Parry
Tasmanian Liberal Senator, Stephen Parry, has pointed to what he calls his seniority to explain his elevation on the Liberal Senate ticket.[MORE]
Abetz leads the senate ticket race
The political futures of three Tasmanian Liberal Senators will be decided tomorrow.[MORE]
How MMP works
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ABC election analyst Antony Green explains the Mixed-Member Proportional electoral system, used in New Zealand since 1996.[MORE]
LGAQ urges postal vote overhaul
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has welcomed a call for changes to be made to the postal voting system for local council elections.[MORE]
Electoral Commission under fire over poll promotion
One of the Northern Territory's eight super shires has blamed the Northern Territory Electoral Commission for remote residents being unprepared for tomorrow's election.[MORE]
ECQ releases local government elections review
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) has released survey results on its handling of this year's local government elections. [MORE]
Blind man fights for secret voting right
A blind man is fighting for the right to vote in secret in SA.[MORE]
Leaders fight against electorate changes
South-west Western Australia civic leaders have used a public hearing to again oppose any attempt to shift their electorates into the seat of Kalgoorlie.[MORE]
Labor considering legal challenge in Riverton
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is considering a legal challenge the election result in the state seat of Riverton.[MORE]
Electoral proposals under scrutiny
The Australian Electoral Commission has released details of the public response to proposed new Tasmanian Federal electoral boundaries.[MORE]
Inquiries to focus on planned electoral boundary changes
The Australian Electoral Commission has announced it will hold public inquiries into proposed changes to electoral boundaries this Monday.[MORE]
Rudd republic wedge won't work
In demanding the taxpayers massively fund the search for change, Australia's republican movement still refuses point blank to reveal the details.[MORE]
Defeated Hornsby mayoral candidate blames 'dirty tactics'
A failed Independent candidate for mayor in the northern Sydney seat of Hornsby is calling for an investigation into what he alleges were dirty tactics used by his opponent to solicit Liberal votes.[MORE]
An Australian republic: is it back on the agenda?
Deciding to amend our Constitution so our prime minister is also our head of state would have a number of advantages.[MORE]
Slow count sparks calls for inquiry
Former Labor MP, John Halden, is calling for a public inquiry into the way the West Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has run the election. [MORE]
Electoral boundary shake-up triggers objections
More than 20 written objections have been received to a proposed overhaul of Western Australia's federal electoral boundaries.[MORE]
Electoral Commission:vote counts continues
WA's Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately says his officers are trying to get results for Wanneroo, Albany, Riverton, Forrestfield, Alfred Cove and Morley.[MORE]
Plea to keep MPs out of Parliament revamp
There are calls for an independent review to decide whether Tasmania needs more state politicians.[MORE]
Bartlett floats bigger Parliament
The Premier David Bartlett is not ruling out increasing the size of Tasmania's Parliament by 10 seats.[MORE]
Parliament reform essential: Academic
A political commentator believes increasing the size of Tasmania's Parliament is essential to blunt the power of unelected people within the major political parties.[MORE]
Residents angry over shires relocation plan
South-west Western Australian residents have voiced their anger at moves to relocate the shires of Manjimup and Bridgetown-Greenbushes out of the federal electorate of Forrest and into Kalgoorlie.[MORE]
