In short, independents and minor parties combined got more vote than a major party (the LNP coalition). I think this is actually great news, it shows how well ranked choice and proportional voting work to empower smaller parties and diversify them.
In short, independents and minor parties combined got more vote than a major party (the LNP coalition). I think this is actually great news, it shows how well ranked choice and proportional voting work to empower smaller parties and diversify them.
According to the AEC it’s now at 1,795,985 votes. However, last election The Greens got 1,824,682 votes, so it’s not like they’ve seen a massive increase this time round.
United Australia Party even got more total votes than The Nationals.
https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/HouseStateFirstPrefsByParty-27966-NAT.htm
https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/HouseStateFirstPrefsByParty-31496-NAT.htm