The easiest way to understand the structural shift taking place in Australian politics is to understand that you can now win a landslide majority of seats in parliament even when your primary vote declines. On Saturday’s South Australian state election, Labor saw their primary vote fall by 2% while their seat count rose from 27 to between 32 and 34 in the 47-seat House of Assembly.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260324-what-the-south-australian-result-shows-about-how-elections-are-really-won
John Holmes
@jhaue@aus.social
On unceded lands of the Kulin Nations. Climate, environment, natural sciences, social justice, democracy, health.
aus.social
John Holmes
@jhaue@aus.social
On unceded lands of the Kulin Nations. Climate, environment, natural sciences, social justice, democracy, health.
aus.social
@jhaue@aus.social
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Mar 24, 2026
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