Electoral Systems in Australia

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Across
  1. 2. The House of Representatives is comprised of __________ electoral system
  2. 5. The candidate from the Motoring Enthusiasts Party that won election in 2013 due to preference deals
  3. 7. Gilliard's government (2010-2013) was this. It's rare in a preferential voting system.
  4. 8. The constitutional section which outlines the requirements of the Senate
  5. 9. A weakness of the majoritarian electoral system is the...
  6. 12. An advantage of first past the post is that it is
  7. 15. Australia's system of government where citizens participate in government indirectly
  8. 19. Pauline Hanson represents this political party
  9. 20. The constitutional section which outlines the specifications for the House of Representatives
  10. 23. The voting system used in the Senate
  11. 25. The percentage of women in our federal parliament
  12. 26. The first requirement of a fair electoral system
  13. 27. The member for Curtin
  14. 28. Before an election can occur, the Governor General must issue a ____
  15. 29. The Senate is comprised of ___________ electorates
Down
  1. 1. When two parties join together to form government
  2. 3. Preferential voting increases the number of these types of votes
  3. 4. Australia's electoral history dates back to the year eighteen___________
  4. 6. The member for Kooyong
  5. 10. The Senate or the crossbench is powerful because they hold the...
  6. 11. The Senate is intended purpose is to... the lower house
  7. 13. to win a seat in a proportional system, a candidate must achieve a ...
  8. 14. The voting system used in the House of Representatives
  9. 16. When a candidate's surplus votes are distributed but at a reduced value. This is called...
  10. 17. A weakness of the proportional electoral system is that they ____ majority rule
  11. 18. An advantage of preferential voting is that this is eliminated
  12. 21. The document which outlines the length of terms for MPs
  13. 22. Australia's two electoral systems is called
  14. 24. This is a disadvantage of proportional voting.