Is our electoral system truly democratic? How Australia stacks up on 4 key measures
- Written by Stephen Morey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University
In Australia, we choose our political representatives and governments through a democratic electoral system.
Generally, these systems should have four main aims. These are to:
secure easy access to voting for everyone of voting age
ensure the party whose candidates attract the most votes wins a majority in parliament
establish a parliament that, as...
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