PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA

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Electoral Systems used for Public Elections in Australia
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Jurisdiction	Proportional Systems		Non-proportional systems
	Chamber	System	Chamber	System
Commonwealth	Senate	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates	House of Representatives	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
New South Wales	Legislative Council	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates	Legislative Assembly	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
Victoria	Legislative Council	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates	Legislative Assembly	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
Queensland	-	-	Legislative Assembly	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
Western Australia	Legislative Council	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates	Legislative Assembly	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
South Australia	Legislative Council	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates	House of Assembly	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
Tasmania	House of Assembly	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates (Hare-Clark)	Legislative Council	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
Australian Capital Territory	Legislative Assembly	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates (Hare-Clark)	-	-
Northern Territory	-	-	Legislative Assembly	Majority-preferential counting in single-member electorates
Norfolk Island	-	-	Legislative Assembly	Cumulative counting in a single multi-member electorate
New South Wales	Local Government	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in electorates with 3 or more seats	Local Government	Majority-preferential counting in electorates with fewer than 3 seats
Victoria	Local Government	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in electorates with 2 or more seats	Local Government	Majority-preferential counting in electorates with only 1 seat
Queensland	-	-	Local Government	Majority-preferential counting in electorates with only 1 seat, but relative majority multiple vote (first-past-the-post) in electorates with more than 1 seat
Western Australia	-	-	Local Government	Relative majority counting (first-past-the-post) in electorates all with only 1 seat
South Australia	Local Government	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in electorates with 2 or more seats	Local Government	Majority-preferential counting in electorates with only 1 seat
Tasmania	Local Government	Quota-preferential proportional representation counting in multi-member electorates (Hare-Clark)	-	-
Northern Territory	-	-	Local Government	Majority-preferential counting in electorates all with only 1 seat, and multiple majority -preferential counting in multi-member electorates

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