Queensland’s parliamentary system is based on single member
electorates. All you can really say in praise of this
system is that it reliably provides all Qld voters with a local
member. There is no guarantee that the winner of the two part
preferred (2PP) vote will form government nor that the parliament
will function as a check and balance against government excesses.
This post looks at how a parliamentary system based on 3 member
electorates could overcome most of the shortcomings of the current
system.
