News – Proportional Representation Society of Australia

2010-12

Cain’s threshold advocacy

John Cain’s party-based thresholds for Legislative Council polls would make Victoria’s electoral system less fair.

2010-11

Senate system

Australians for Constitutional Monarchy courteously acknowledge PRSA’s correction re Senate electoral history.

2010-09

Victorian Treasurer’s support acknowledged

John Lenders, Victoria’s Treasurer 2007-10, made an Honorary Life Member at Victoria-Tasmania Branch 65th AGM.

2010-08

A good explanation

Australian Greens how-to-vote cards cleverly woo below-the-line voters by explaining preferences. Others don’t.

2010-08

Queensland review

See PRSA submission to 2010 parliamentary committee Review of Queensland’s municipal elections.

2010-05

Voting centres

PRSAV-T Inc. submission to Victorian Parliamentary inquiry on Functions and Administration of Voting Centres.

2010-04

Clear explanation of Hare-Clark

Everybody Counts: online copy of Neil Robson’s booklet clearly describes the Hare-Clark electoral system.

2010-04

The Wilderness Society

It has entrenched in its Constitution (Rule 32L) the faulty multiple plurality electoral system for electing its Board.

2010-04

UK referendum

It could replace plurality counting with preferential counting, but that would not be PR-STV (quota-preferential PR).

2010-03

False claim

Queensland Assembly’s vote to consider PR for municipal elections hit by Local Government Association’s false claim.

2010-03

Speakers

Speakers from PRSAV-T Inc. are now available, at no charge, to organizations in the Melbourne area.

2010-03

SA plethora

See the 31 bossy How-to-vote cards registered for 2010 South Australian Upper House election

2010-03

Second Victorian appointment rather than election

At the second indirect filling of a casual vacancy in Victoria’s Parliament since 1856, Nathan Murphy replaced Theo Theophanous.

2010-02

JSCEM input

PRSA National & SA Branch submissions to JSCEM inquiry on implications of NSW bill on automatic electoral enrolment.

2010-01

Green paper

Submissions by PRSA (No. 98) & its NSW (No. 45) & SA (No. 79) Branches on 2009 Federal Electoral Reform Green Paper

2010-01

PRSAV-T input

Submission to Local Government Victoria’s Electoral Representation Reviews consultation paper.

2010-12	Cain’s threshold advocacy John Cain’s party-based thresholds for Legislative Council polls would make Victoria’s electoral system less fair.
2010-11	Senate system Australians for Constitutional Monarchy courteously acknowledge PRSA’s correction re Senate electoral history.
2010-09	Victorian Treasurer’s support acknowledged John Lenders, Victoria’s Treasurer 2007-10, made an Honorary Life Member at Victoria-Tasmania Branch 65th AGM.
2010-08	A good explanation Australian Greens how-to-vote cards cleverly woo below-the-line voters by explaining preferences. Others don’t.
2010-08	Queensland review See PRSA submission to 2010 parliamentary committee Review of Queensland’s municipal elections.
2010-05	Voting centres PRSAV-T Inc. submission to Victorian Parliamentary inquiry on Functions and Administration of Voting Centres.
2010-04	Clear explanation of Hare-Clark Everybody Counts: online copy of Neil Robson’s booklet clearly describes the Hare-Clark electoral system.
2010-04	The Wilderness Society It has entrenched in its Constitution (Rule 32L) the faulty multiple plurality electoral system for electing its Board.
2010-04	UK referendum It could replace plurality counting with preferential counting, but that would not be PR-STV (quota-preferential PR).
2010-03	False claim Queensland Assembly’s vote to consider PR for municipal elections hit by Local Government Association’s false claim.
2010-03	Speakers Speakers from PRSAV-T Inc. are now available, at no charge, to organizations in the Melbourne area.
2010-03	SA plethora See the 31 bossy How-to-vote cards registered for 2010 South Australian Upper House election
2010-03	Second Victorian appointment rather than election At the second indirect filling of a casual vacancy in Victoria’s Parliament since 1856, Nathan Murphy replaced Theo Theophanous.
2010-02	JSCEM input PRSA National & SA Branch submissions to JSCEM inquiry on implications of NSW bill on automatic electoral enrolment.
2010-01	Green paper Submissions by PRSA (No. 98) & its NSW (No. 45) & SA (No. 79) Branches on 2009 Federal Electoral Reform Green Paper
2010-01	PRSAV-T input Submission to Local Government Victoria’s Electoral Representation Reviews consultation paper.

2010 News