AE 1140 - The Goss: The 2022 Federal Election. Who Will We Vote For?
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How Do You Get a Majority of Votes in Parliament House?
If you don't get a majority of votes on supply, then the government can't operate and the house dissolves. So if you're a minority government where you don't have more than 50% of the seats and everyone in your party votes for something, but everyone else can constantly just vote against it, nothing will ever happen. Well, that then forces what's called a double dissolution because we have two houses of parliament. The lower house actually forms the operative government. They're the ones you always see talking and arguing in parliament house. In order to pass legislation, you have to get amajority of votes in both houses.
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