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Proportional Representation (PR) Voting is used in elections for the Australian Senate.
It aims to produce election results where winners gain seats in proportion to the votes they secure.
A variation of Proportional Representation, known as Hare-Clarke, is used in elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Proportional Voting: is used in multi-member electorates . In the Senate, there are 8 electorates: the 6 States and the 2 Territories. The 6 States each return 12 members, whereas the Territories return 2 each. requires winning candidates to secure a quota of the vote . The quota is calculated by dividing the total number of formal ballot papers by one more than the number of Senators to be elected, and adding “1” to the result (ignoring any remainder). In a normal half-Senate election of 6 Senators, the quota is 14.3% of the formal vote. In a double dissolution election of 12 Senators, the quota is 7.7% of the formal vote.
Proportional Voting:
The main elements of the operation of proportional voting are as follows: