Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down17
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squarenaevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoYeah we do have single member seats in the lower house though which is a completely broken system. Most of Europe recognises that, our frienemies across the ditch recognise that. Consensus seeking and coalitions are much more representative forms of government than single member winner takes all seats.
minus-squareParadoxvoid@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYep, this is why the Senate is much more representative, and why the big parties who control the House of Representatives hate it so much.
Yeah we do have single member seats in the lower house though which is a completely broken system.
Most of Europe recognises that, our frienemies across the ditch recognise that.
Consensus seeking and coalitions are much more representative forms of government than single member winner takes all seats.
Yep, this is why the Senate is much more representative, and why the big parties who control the House of Representatives hate it so much.