Proportional Representation - Western Australia Legislative Council
| Western Australia Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name of PR System | Proportional Representation | |
| Ballot Paper | Ticket Voting Above or beside the line voting | Yes. Beside the line voting. |
| Rotation of candidate names | No. Order of names determined by the party or group. | |
| Directions | Vote only on one side. Ticket: Fill in one box only. Put the number 1 in the box to show the voting ticket you want. Preferential: Fill in all he boxes. Number the boxes below from 1 to [N] in the order of your choice. (Where N equals the number of candidates on the ballot paper.) (2001 WA Legislative Council ballot paper) | |
| Formality | A formal vote must contain a first preference (or number 1) on the left of the ballot paper or sequential preferences starting with the number 1 in all boxes on the right-hand side. If an elector correctly marks both sides of the line, the individual preference side is counted. If one side is informal, the formal side is counted. A single cross or tick on the ticket voting side is accepted as a formal vote. Where two numbers are repeated or a number missed from a sequence, the ballot paper is informal except where the elector correctly numbers all but the last remaining preference box. | |
| Distribution of a Surplus | Method of distribution of surplus votes and calculation for new transfer value | All of the elected candidate's ballot papers are distributed to
pass on the surplus votes.
The transfer value is calculated as follows:
Transfer Value = Number of surplus
votes Total number of ballot papers received |
| Election of a candidate | Exclusion of candidates | All the excluded candidates' votes are transferred in the order in which the excluded candidate received them and at the value at which they were received. |
| Exclusion of the lowest candidate when two or more are equal | Exclude the candidate that had the lowest total the last time those candidates were unequal. If those candidates were equal at all times, exclude the candidate determined by the lot. | |
| Casual Vacancies | How is a casual vacancy filled? | The new Member is chosen by recount. If a recount is not practicable, or there is no available consenting candidate from the party of the vacating member, a by-election may be held for the vacant position. |
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