First Past the Post or Proportional Representaion

**bmolsson** · 05-10-2005, 04:05

Originally Posted by Papewaio

Depends on your view of Australian democracy.

We don't have many coups, assassinations or glitzy MPs. The two main parties seem to be cut from the same cloth with a slightly different spin.

So we have a methodical but not deadly democracy.

The voting structure does allow more protest votes which do effect mainstream polices.

Aren't you guy's still a colony ??

**Duke Malcolm** · 05-10-2005, 09:12

A dominion, which is just about the same.

I think that they were thinking of implementing the AV thingy in the Holyrood parliament. It seems like a good idea also.

**Productivity** · 05-10-2005, 13:23

Originally Posted by King Malcolm

A dominion, which is just about the same.

Um, no. That may be the literal description of Australia, but the UK in practice has little if any sway on Australia.

**Duke Malcolm** · 05-10-2005, 14:29

Just wait until I am Prime Minister of the UK...

**Productivity** · 05-10-2005, 15:21

Originally Posted by King Malcolm

Just wait until I am Prime Minister of the UK...

That's going to be a long wait

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Regardless, if you did try to regain power over Australia, you would give the republican movement in Australia the boost it needs to turn Australia into a republic, not part of the UK.