How the Australian electoral system is better than the British
- Mandatory voting
- A democratically elected upper house
- Preferential voting in the lower house, proportional in the upper (no first-past-the-post)
- The electoral commission adjusts the electoral boundaries every cycle
- Elections are always on a Saturday so that everyone has time to get to the polling stations
- Elections in all seats are administratively run by the Electoral commission
How the British electoral system is better than the Australian
- The electoral cycle is longer. Australia’s 2-to-3 years is too short.
How they both suck
- Variable term limits. There should be fixed term limits. 4 years in the lower house, 8 years in the upper (half re-elected each time).
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