Seven Australian parliamentary chambers are elected using proportional representation, and four use optional preferential voting. |
If a pure form of proportional representation had been used in 2001 we would have had a hung parliament. |
My call for compulsory voting is coupled with a call for proportional representation. |
Elections were built around universal suffrage and proportional representation. |
I've long been a supporter of electoral reform and proportional representation but this election is testing my commitment to such a policy. |
If vote-splitting is not an issue for discussion in the election post-mortem, then proportional representation should be. |