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Unit 3: Political and Legal Power
Quick questions on Elections and Representation: WACE Year 12 Politics and Law
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What are the House of Representatives?Show answer
The House of Representatives is elected from 151 single-member electorates (divisions), each returning one member. Australia uses full preferential voting, also called instant-runoff or the alternative vote. Voters must number every candidate in order of preference (1, 2, 3 and so on) for the ballot to be formal.
What is the Senate?Show answer
The Senate uses a proportional system based on the single transferable vote (STV). Each state elects 12 senators and each territory elects 2. At a normal half-Senate election, 6 senators are elected per state.
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