Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down14
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Australia the only "core anglosphere" country where voting is mandatory?Lafari@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarenaevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoYeah we do have single member seats in the lower house though which is a completely broken system. Most of Europe recognises that, our frienemies across the ditch recognise that. Consensus seeking and coalitions are much more representative forms of government than single member winner takes all seats.
Yeah we do have single member seats in the lower house though which is a completely broken system.
Most of Europe recognises that, our frienemies across the ditch recognise that.
Consensus seeking and coalitions are much more representative forms of government than single member winner takes all seats.