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âIâm not Nostradamusâ: McGowan defends change of direction on electoral reform
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West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has defended his governmentâs decision to look at voting reform despite repeatedly stating during the election campaign it was not on the agenda.
The government announced on Friday it had appointed former governor Malcolm McCusker to lead a panel of electoral and constitutional law experts to review the Electoral Act.
The McGowan government are set to overhauling voting laws in WA.
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Druery was also responsible for the preference flows which led to Motoring Enthusiasts party candidate Ricky Muir being elected as senator for Victoria in 2013 on just 0.5% of the primary vote.
That result prompted the Coalition government federally to overhaul the Senate voting system, introducing a new preference system intended to prevent minor and micro parties from “gaming” preference flows.
Political commentator Martin Drum, from Notre Dame University, said it was a “disgrace” that anyone could be elected to WA parliament on less than 100 votes, regardless of whether Tucker was a good candidate or not.
“It is hard to imagine a result like this,” he said. “It should spur debate about reform.”
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