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Australia still is First Past the Post in essence for the lower house, a bit better in the senate. Just see the number of seats the greens have compared to thei
by Gwypaas 5y ago
Australia still is First Past the Post in essence for the lower house, a bit better in the senate. Just see the number of seats the greens have compared to their vote, 10.23% of the vote led to 0.66% of the seats in 2019.
The system does help intent to be shown by the first vote, but also shows that it does not lead to power.
This is why all discussions about STV, instant runoff, multiple rounds are essentially irrelevant. They may help show intent, but does not change the status quo.
- caf 5y agoYou are confusing First Past the Post with Single Member Electorates. At the most recent House election, 12 electorates were won by the candidate that was in second-place based on the first preferences (ie, the result differed from that under FPTP). Interestingly the Greens' seat was not one of these - Bandt lead on the first preferences and would have won under FPTP. Single Member Electorates will often lead to overall non-proportional outcomes.