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Preferential System

Used in Federal and Victorian parliament, and involves the ranking of candidates based on your preference

Plus - Every vote counts towards the final decision on the electorate and it requires at least 50% of the vote to be elected

minus - May be complicated causing citizens to make mistakes when voting

Interesting - How the system was made to represent every voters opinions

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preferential

pros: winner has a 50% majority vote and if you don't get your first vote you have another preference.

cons: slower results, hard to understand.

interesting: interesting how they are all different.

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I think preferential voting is better for democracy.

-It is good as it provides stable government.

-However, the ballot paper is complex and often incorrectly completed.

-It is interesting that everyone's preference is counted.

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first past the post - simple majority

plus:

easiest of all electoral systems to administer and communicate.

minus:

not all views are represented.

interesting:

i find it interesting how the other voting systems are so different to it

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preferential voting

Plus: Preferential voting enables voters to rank candidates, leading to more representative outcomes.

Minus: The system can be complex, potentially confusing voters and discouraging participation.

interesting: votes don't get disregarded

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preferential voting

pro: if your first preference is not represented your second vote will be taken into account

con: hard for new voters to understand

interesting: peoples votes wont be split between two or more very similar parties

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Preferential voting

-Plus: 50%+ wins and get ranked from first to last

-Minus: Much more complex and slower to have results

-Interesting: Votes don't get disreguarded.

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preferential voting

plus: the most preferred candidate wins over the least preferred

minus: it promotes the two party system

interesting: It can sometimes lead to surprising results as candidates who were not the first choice of most voters can still win if they are the widely preferred

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Simple Majority:

Plus: its very quick and efficient in finding a winner of an election and it's very straightforward.

Minus: candidates can even win with less than 50% of voters and it wastes a lot of votes if the winner has less than 50% of votes

Interesting: the winning candidate can still win even if they aren't a majority of the voters, all they need is just more voters in comparison to every other candidate

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Preferential Voting

Pros: Most preferred wins, If you don't get your fist choice you can get your second, Generally stable government.

Cons: Voters are forced to select multiple even if they only have one preference.

Interesting: The vote distributions keep happening until one party gets 50% of the votes. This ensures that everyone's preferences count.

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Preferential Voting

Plus: Winner always has majority support (>50%). Reflects voters’ ranked preferences.

Minus: More complex, some voters make mistakes → informal votes. Slower to count.

Interesting: It reduces the “wasted vote” problem. Even if your first-choice candidate is unlikely to win, your vote can still influence the outcome through your second or third preferences.