On Monday night at the Sydney Institute, Paul Fletcher ripped off a fiery denunciation of the "teals" – the independent candidates who two and a half years ago tore a significant hole in the ranks of the parliamentary Liberal Party.
Yes? My point was that Fletcher’s unspoken premise is that if we had FPTP, the results would just translate over 1:1 from the primary vote. They wouldn’t.
Voting for my sixth preference over my ninth is what would be considered tactical voting.
Yes? My point was that Fletcher’s unspoken premise is that if we had FPTP, the results would just translate over 1:1 from the primary vote. They wouldn’t.