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âIâm not Nostradamusâ: McGowan defends change of direction on electoral reform
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West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has defended his governmentâs decision to look at voting reform despite repeatedly stating during the election campaign it was not on the agenda.
The government announced on Friday it had appointed former governor Malcolm McCusker to lead a panel of electoral and constitutional law experts to review the Electoral Act.
The McGowan government are set to overhauling voting laws in WA.
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Cannabis and sunshine as minor parties win WA election lottery
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A member of the Daylight Savings Party has been elected into the West Australian Parliament with close to 100 first preference votes and will represent a country region fundamentally opposed to the organisationâs only policy.
The result has seen the upper house voting system criticised as being undemocratic and âfatally flawedâ by a political academic because of its susceptibility to preference harvesting.
Legalise Cannabis candidate Sophia Moermond and Daylight Savings Party leader Wilson Tucker have been elected to the West Australian Parliament.
Do you really want to vote above the line? Your quick election guide to WAâs 19 parties
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Polling shows Premier Mark McGowan is set for a resounding victory in the lower house come March 13, but whether his popularity translates to Labor coming anywhere near a majority in the upper house is a whole different equation.
Every vote, whether it be for a micro or major party, makes a difference this election in determining the delicate balance of power for the Legislative Council, given candidates could get in with a handful of votes.