WI Australia has proportional representation as its electoral system? This means both State and Federal levels, although I am thinking of particularly Federal politics. This is instead of the OTL preferential single member system.
I am also particularly interested in this ATL to have the change adopted fairly earlier on say no later than 1920, before the current party system became too solidified.
So instead of having 150 single-member electorates, there would instead be for instance 15 electorates electing 10 members each, via the single transferable vote proportional representation.
What POD would be required for this change to get support for it to be implemented?
Also how would it affect Australian politics? I don't think it's just sufficient to say that the minor parties we currently have, ie The Greens would be more powerful, as the whole two party system may not have developed in the first place.
Also how would it affect Australian political culture. It has been said that proportional representation promotes 'consensus democracy' based on consensual coalition building, whereas single member systems promote adversarial 'majoritarian democracy'.
I am also particularly interested in this ATL to have the change adopted fairly earlier on say no later than 1920, before the current party system became too solidified.
So instead of having 150 single-member electorates, there would instead be for instance 15 electorates electing 10 members each, via the single transferable vote proportional representation.
What POD would be required for this change to get support for it to be implemented?
Also how would it affect Australian politics? I don't think it's just sufficient to say that the minor parties we currently have, ie The Greens would be more powerful, as the whole two party system may not have developed in the first place.
Also how would it affect Australian political culture. It has been said that proportional representation promotes 'consensus democracy' based on consensual coalition building, whereas single member systems promote adversarial 'majoritarian democracy'.