101 - Group voting tickets and ward changes in Victoria

Ben is joined by psephologist Henry Schlechta to discuss two issues of democratic reform in Victoria: the arguments around abolishing group voting tickets, and the implementation of single-member wards for urban Victorian councils. Sadly this isn't a story of Victoria improving its electoral systems - mostly they are getting worse or staying the same.

• Ben's podcast with Kevin from November 2022 discussing the problems with group voting tickets.
• Ben's estimates of who would have won seats in the Victorian upper house under different systems.
• Ben's blog post about the single-member ward reviews happening in Victoria.

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