- 04 Sep 2021 03:38
#15188588
I'm glad Australia didn't copy your version of the Westminster system, since it's way more complicated than the version adopted in Australia and New Zealand.
It's not your two party system that results in those low numbers, it's that combined with the lack of preferential voting and people not getting to vote for the senate. In Australia you do need an absolute majority to govern effectively due to the preference voting system, the fact the PM needs to retain the full support of his party(or he can be directly turfed), the stage governments are frequently hostile(very rarely does the party in federal government also control a majority of States, Australians tend to vote "one in Federal, the other in State.... It works better that way!"), as well as the fact the Senate may be hostile(controlled by the other party). Minority Governments are extremely rare in Australia as a result and usually viewed as a disastrous situation.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Ideology: Australian Liberalism
Godstud wrote:
<sigh>You do not know much about Canadians, apparently. Canadian approval ratings are not comparable to US political ones. Canada has more than 2 parties, and so approval ratings in the the 30s to 40s are nothing new, as you do not need over 50% of the population to vote for you, to get into office.
I'm glad Australia didn't copy your version of the Westminster system, since it's way more complicated than the version adopted in Australia and New Zealand.
It's not your two party system that results in those low numbers, it's that combined with the lack of preferential voting and people not getting to vote for the senate. In Australia you do need an absolute majority to govern effectively due to the preference voting system, the fact the PM needs to retain the full support of his party(or he can be directly turfed), the stage governments are frequently hostile(very rarely does the party in federal government also control a majority of States, Australians tend to vote "one in Federal, the other in State.... It works better that way!"), as well as the fact the Senate may be hostile(controlled by the other party). Minority Governments are extremely rare in Australia as a result and usually viewed as a disastrous situation.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Ideology: Australian Liberalism