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what are preference deals and how do they work?

  • Written by Josh Sunman, PhD candidate, Flinders University
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In the run up to the federal election, there is growing discussion of “preference deals” between political parties.

But what are preference deals and how do they work?

In Australian federal elections, voters fill in ordinal ballots for both the house and the senate. This means voters are required to number the candidates who...

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