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Parliaments and Local Councils
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Voting System
(definitions)
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Commonwealth
Head of State
Governor-general
Leader of Government
Prime Minister
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Senate
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Proportional representation- single transferable vote and above
the line voting.
Full Preferential
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House of Representatives
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Full Preferential
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New South Wales
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Proportional representation.
Partial Preferential
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Legislative Assembly
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Optional Preferential.
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Local Councils
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Same as Legislative Assembly plus exhaustive preferential.
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Victoria
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Full preferential.
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Legislative Assembly
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Full preferential.
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Local Councils
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Full preferential. Exhaustive preferential where more than 1 vacancy.
Melbourne and greater Geelong and Nillumbik: proportional representation
for councilors elected for the Municipal district as a whole.
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Queensland
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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(Legislative Council abolished 1922)
Legislative Assembly
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Optional Preferential.
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Local Councils
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Optional Preferential (LGs with single-member wards or divisions);
or First past the post (LGs with multi-member Divisions).
Mayors are directly elected under the same voting systems for Council.
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Western Australia
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Proportional representation - Single transferable vote and ticket
voting.
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Legislative Assembly
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Full Preferential.
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Local Councils
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First past the post.
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South Australia
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Proportional representation count, (modified Hare-Clark) and above
the line voting.
Full Preferential.
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House of Assembly
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Full Preferential - Absolute majority needed.
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Local Councils
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Partial preferential voting (up to the number to be elected) and
proportional representation count. Postal voting (exemptions may
be granted).
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Tasmania
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Partial Preferential.
Robson Rotation.
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House of Assembly
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Proportional representation - Hare-Clark system.
Partial Preferential.
Robson Rotation.
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Local Councils
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Proportional representation - Hare-Clark, Partial Preferential
for Councillors, Optional Preferential.
Robson Rotation for Mayors and Deputy Mayors.
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Northern Territory
Head of State
Administrator
Leader of Government
Chief Minister
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Legislative Assembly
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Full Preferential.
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Municipal Councils
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Exhaustive Preferential.
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Local Councils
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Varies from Council to Council. Some examples are - First past
the post, Exhaustive Preferential and Consensus.
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Australian Capital Territory
Head of State
Governor-general (the Governor-general has certain reserve powers
and can disallow legislation, recommend amendments to legislation
and under extreme circumstance dissolve the Assembly.)
Leader of Government
Chief Minister (The Chief Minister is elected
by the Assembly and exercises a number of powers normally exercised
by a Governor including appointment of Ministers and signing law
into effect.)
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Legislative Assembly
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Proportional representation - Hare-Clark system.
Optional Preferential voting.
Robson Rotation.
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