Adding 50% more MPs would bring out electorates back to the size they were 40 years ago - and make our parliament one-vote-one-value for the first time ever.

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Australia's preferential voting system is often praised, and for good reason. But in terms of reflecting overall votes cast it's not much better than first past the post.

My look at how our winner-takes-all voting system skews election outcomes for @australiainstitute.org.au 👇 #auspol

Australia has a politician problem: not too many, but too few.

There are nine times the number of voters than in 1903, but the number of MPs has only doubled. Maybe it's time for our representative democracy to get a bit more representative?
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