• pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Australian voting isn’t just mandatory. It’s a two-party preferential system. If you vote for a minor party or independent, your vote ultimately goes toward one of the two largest parties. No vote is a throwaway.

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      Two party systems are as dangerous as voting Labour. Fortunately thanks to Labours disastrous term so far we now have three viable parties theoretically capable of winning the next election. Which is coming sooner than people realise. Probably 2026, possibly this year.

      • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4 hours ago

        Two party preferential is not the same as two party.

        A lot of elected reps needed preferences from other candidates in order to make 50% of the vote. Those reps know where their bread us buttered.