Published April 7, 2021
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The upper house results of the Western Australian election have finally been counted, and it turns out two candidates from the Legalise Cannabis WA Party managed to get elected. Sounds good, right? Not necessarily.
Many people would agree that legalising weed – regardless of whether it’s for medicinal or recreational purposes – is a good thing. In fact the party itself admits that cannabis legalisation is its only actual policy.
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WA s Daylight Saving Party leader and newly elected Upper House MP Wilson Tucker has confirmed he is living in the United States, raising questions about whether he will return to take his seat.
Key points:
He has been elected due to preference deals among micro-parties
There are calls for the voting system for WA s Upper House to be changed
According to the WA Electoral Commission, to be elected to the Upper House, the candidate must be at least 18, an Australian citizen, have lived in Western Australia for one year, not be subject to any legal incapacity and be an elector entitled to vote in a district.
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Two micro-parties wanting to legalise marijuana and adopt daylight saving now have a voice on the crossbench of Western Australia s Upper House, despite receiving just a fraction of the primary vote.
Key points:
They received 2 and 0.2 per cent of the primary vote, respectively
ABC election analyst Antony Green called the system ridiculous
The Legalise Marijuana WA Party s Sophia Moermond has secured a seat in the Legislative Council s South West region from 2 per cent of votes.
Meanwhile, the Daylight Saving Party s Wilson Tucker has been elected in the Mining and Pastoral Region after starting the count with just 98 votes, or 0.2 per cent.