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Originally Posted by Dr Smith
We need to drop preferential voting...too many fringe MP's/Senators etc that have the balance of power but nowhere near the number of voters behind them to equate their decision-making control with the representation of the majority.
Not car related but an Animal First member together with one or two other independents elected by preferences only, had the balance of power when the vote was made for an injecting room near a primary school in an inner city suburb and yet this politician doesn't live anywhere near the affected area, in fact in a rural region, came into parliament on a one cause platform, yet can control the lives of the vast majority that DIDN'T vote for her.
On reading some of the submissions from Toyota and now Nissan which includes a request to include ADR reform (as in removal) hopefully the fed government makes a more informed and more widely accepted final decision.
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Every Victorian should realise preferential voting is a bit of a joke, particularly Legislative Council group voting tickets. Not sure how unelected Glenn Druery got to have so much influence.
Rod Barton, Fiona Patten and Andy Meddick essentially have full and total control of Victorian legislation. Like you mention, the "safe" injecting room (as someone with a heroin addict uncle I really resent that one) comes to mind, and the 2021 pandemic bill too.