Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoAustralian Labor Party wins a “majority” with 34.7% of the votewww.fairvote.caexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAustralian Labor Party wins a “majority” with 34.7% of the votewww.fairvote.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebadcommandorfilename@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-27 days agoThis is a highly misleading post. They are only counting first preferences in a ranked choice system. If you check the 2 party preferred ( if voters ONLY had 2 choices, it’s 54% majority https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDefault-31496.htm)
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·7 days agoIt is not as the greens are not represented in the Australian parliament even though they received 12.2% of the vote.
This is a highly misleading post.
They are only counting first preferences in a ranked choice system. If you check the 2 party preferred ( if voters ONLY had 2 choices, it’s 54% majority https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseDefault-31496.htm)
It is not as the greens are not represented in the Australian parliament even though they received 12.2% of the vote.