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> PTP voting system is what has led to the incredibly toxic and extremely partisan political system in the US Perhaps, but Australia uses Instant-Runoff Voting
by will_hughes 10y ago
> PTP voting system is what has led to the incredibly toxic and extremely partisan political system in the US
Perhaps, but Australia uses Instant-Runoff Voting [1], and we are also following the toxic partisan Us vs Them situation too.
I suspect there's more than one factor at play here.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting
- redcap 10y agoWhile the Liberals (conversatives in Australia) have the lower house, they don't have the majority in the upper house, making it more of a house of review than a rubber stamp. The PM is elected by the parliament, and often disposed of when they're seen as not doing the job. More turmoil, but avoids a lame duck at the top.
- will_hughes 10y agoPerhaps, but I'm talking more about that voting methods are not necessarily to blame for the levels of partisanship in US politics. There have been a lot of eerie similarities in Australian politics in terms of partisanship. Turnbull was ousted from his first turn at Liberal Party leadership precisely because he was seen as 'cooperating' with the Labor government at the time, when he was willing to negotiate and compromise on certain positions.