We call it preferential voting in Australia and we have done it this way for a long time.
If we did not have preferential voting the small parties would not last IMO. I usually vote for Greens 1st then the major party of my choice(Labour) and the major party not of my choice last(Liberal National). If I did not have the ability to vote for more than 1 party then the greens would not get my vote because I would want to make sure my vote counted and that the Liberal National Party(like Tories) would not get in.
I get frustrated with our two major parties in Australia and I am glad that we have the ability to at least give a chance to other parties. Our Parliament this term is a "Hung Parliament", this basically means the Independents and Greens have a lot more power which to me is fantastic for democracy. The New South Wales state Government had to make a deal with a small party(The Shooters party). The shooters party will not last long IMO but they will have achieved something that would not have been possible under FPTP voting.
In my opinion, if you voted against Alternative Voting you were conned by the major parties. Even the name of the voting system is wrong. It should be called Preferential Voting because that is how it works. I prefer partyG but if they don't have enough support then I want my vote to go to partyL etc.
When voting we also have an option where all you have to do is put the number one next to the candidate you want and use there automatic preferences. This creates "semi coalitions" where deals can be had because the preferences are important.
If we did not have preferential voting the small parties would not last IMO. I usually vote for Greens 1st then the major party of my choice(Labour) and the major party not of my choice last(Liberal National). If I did not have the ability to vote for more than 1 party then the greens would not get my vote because I would want to make sure my vote counted and that the Liberal National Party(like Tories) would not get in.
I get frustrated with our two major parties in Australia and I am glad that we have the ability to at least give a chance to other parties. Our Parliament this term is a "Hung Parliament", this basically means the Independents and Greens have a lot more power which to me is fantastic for democracy. The New South Wales state Government had to make a deal with a small party(The Shooters party). The shooters party will not last long IMO but they will have achieved something that would not have been possible under FPTP voting.
In my opinion, if you voted against Alternative Voting you were conned by the major parties. Even the name of the voting system is wrong. It should be called Preferential Voting because that is how it works. I prefer partyG but if they don't have enough support then I want my vote to go to partyL etc.
When voting we also have an option where all you have to do is put the number one next to the candidate you want and use there automatic preferences. This creates "semi coalitions" where deals can be had because the preferences are important.
