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Mar. 27th, 2005 02:24 pmFrom SMH:
Almost three-quarters of Australians want the compulsory voting system retained, a new poll has found.
The Ipsos-Mackay poll for the Ten Network's Meet The Press program found 74 per cent of respondents were in favour of compulsory voting.
Just 24 per cent recommended scrapping the system, while two per cent did not know.
The survey of 1,000 people, taken on March 16 and 17, also found that 79 per cent of Liberal voters and 75 per cent of Labor voters favoured keeping the existing system. - [Since it was Liberal MPs who wanted to scrap it, the fact that more Libs want to keep it is a bit of a blow]
The Prime Minister, John Howard, has ruled out changing the system before the next election.
He has also dropped plans to review the proportional representation voting system used to elect the Senate.
Australian Democrats Leader Lyn Allison said the poll showed there was no constituency for either move.
She said changing the way the Senate was elected would remove the voice of the 25 per cent of people who had voted for minor parties and independents at past elections. ...
Under proportional representation, a candidate must receive a certain proportion of the vote, known as a quota, to be elected.
Almost three-quarters of Australians want the compulsory voting system retained, a new poll has found.
The Ipsos-Mackay poll for the Ten Network's Meet The Press program found 74 per cent of respondents were in favour of compulsory voting.
Just 24 per cent recommended scrapping the system, while two per cent did not know.
The survey of 1,000 people, taken on March 16 and 17, also found that 79 per cent of Liberal voters and 75 per cent of Labor voters favoured keeping the existing system. - [Since it was Liberal MPs who wanted to scrap it, the fact that more Libs want to keep it is a bit of a blow]
The Prime Minister, John Howard, has ruled out changing the system before the next election.
He has also dropped plans to review the proportional representation voting system used to elect the Senate.
Australian Democrats Leader Lyn Allison said the poll showed there was no constituency for either move.
She said changing the way the Senate was elected would remove the voice of the 25 per cent of people who had voted for minor parties and independents at past elections. ...
Under proportional representation, a candidate must receive a certain proportion of the vote, known as a quota, to be elected.
