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Greens call for reform to Victoria’s ‘corrupt’ Upper House voting system
Is the election of Victoria’s Upper House fair and transparent? The results suggest perhaps not.
Key points:
- The Greens will move a motion calling for an overhaul of the Upper House voting system
- The party wants to stamp out group voting tickets which can distort the outcome
- The opposition says the wishes of voters should be accurately reflected in the voting outcomes
Greens MP Sue Pennicuik’s 12-year parliamentary career ground to a halt in 2018 after she lost her Upper House seat to a man who won just 1.2 per cent of the primary vote.
Despite winning 49,803 more votes than the Sustainable Australia Party’s Clifford Hayes, Ms Pennicuik lost due to preference flows thrashed out between parties through group voting tickets.
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