PNL UNIT 2: Preferential Majoritarian Voting

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Describe preferential majoritarian voting.

  • Voters rank candidates in order of preference

  • Candidates must secure an absolute majority (50% +1) of votes to win.

  • If no candidates achieve absolute majority on first preference, candidate with fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to remaining candidates based on the next preference on each ballot

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Describe the historical context of Australia’s voting system:

pre-1918, 1918, and state what the 1918 change aimed to do.

Pre-1918: Australia used fptp

1918: Preferential majoritarian voting was introduced to the house of representatives

Aim: to reduce vote wastage, ensure majority support for elected candidates and strengthen the Senate as house of review

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Three advantages for majoritarian preferential voting

  • Enhanced majority rule

  • Reduced vote wastage

  • Opportunities for minor parties

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Disadvantages for majoritarian preferential voting

  • complexity for voters

  • Complexity in counting

  • Opaque preference deals — how to vote cards lead to outcomes that don't reflect voter intentions