Voters will be required to number at least five parties above the line in order of preference after bill passed upper house 33 votes to four
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Prominent MPs such as Georgie Purcell and other microparty members will face an uphill battle to retain their seats in Victoria’s upper house after parliament voted to abolish group voting tickets.
Victoria’s legislative council was the only remaining upper house in Australia to use the GVT system, in which voters could only choose one party above the line on the ballot paper, with their preferences then allocated by the party if it was knocked out during counting.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent.
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