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How do Australians vote when there are a large number of candidates for a single position - or does the Australian system somehow ensure that doesn't happen?
by marssaxman 4y ago
How do Australians vote when there are a large number of candidates for a single position - or does the Australian system somehow ensure that doesn't happen?
- jacques_chester 4y agoThis happens in Senate elections. Voters are allowed to vote "above the line" using party lists, but are required to number at least 6 boxes. In the lower houses electorates are single-member, meaning they greatly favour the major parties. Relatively few minor parties bother to run for lower house seats.