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To: zeppenwolf; GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY

This is for the House of Representative seats (the lower house of Parliament of Australia). Whoever can win a majority of support forms government. There is also an upper house, the Senate, whose 1/3 of seats are up for election tonight (it is like the US Senate). The Senate can block any bills passed in the House of Reps and they did bring down a government before, in 1975 (and it was the only truly left-wing government Australia ever had! Gough Whitlam of Labor.). Tonight it seems even the Senate race tilts into the Coalition's favour.


132 posted on 10/09/2004 2:40:49 AM PDT by NZerFromHK (Controversially right-wing by NZ standards: unashamedly pro-conservative-America)
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To: NZerFromHK

What's the current makeup of the Senate? Pro-coalition also?

Also, is there some sort of instant runoff system in Australia? I see a primary and then a preferences poll in the same result fields for each seat.


135 posted on 10/09/2004 2:42:36 AM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
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