Australia - 7 September 2013

[YL]

TBH I'd probably still preference Labor ahead of the Coalition, but (depending on who else is standing) try to put Labor as far down as possible while still doing that and not giving high preferences to anyone obviously horrible.

[YL]

Why not abandon the compulsory full preferencing and the above the line option and use Irish-style STV?  I'm not aware of the sort of odd results the Australian senate has had (I presume the concern is caused by things like the DLP getting in because of preference deals on a low first preference vote) happening in Irish elections.

Why are the Sex Party preferencing Hanson?

[YL]

"Motoring Enthusiast"?

A double dissolution election would see 12 Senate seats contested in each state, right?  Who would get in then?

[YL]

A question about the Senate preferences: some groups (for example Nick Xenophon in South Australia) have two or more tickets; do voters get to choose between them or are the votes simply split?