Australia’s Alternative Vote System

Australian Electoral Commission - Alternatives to proportional voting models research paper excerpts
Published on January 16, 2004

The following excerpt from a research paper published by the Australian Electoral Commission compares the advantages and disadvantages of the “first past the post” voting system now under criticism in Canada with Australia’s “Alternative Vote” system.

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