📜 Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Bill 2021
Assented toLABill 4716 September 2021
The Bill amends electoral laws to provide for a single state-wide electorate for the Legislative Council, abolish group voting tickets, and change party registration requirements.
Impact
All WA voters are affected by the changes to the Legislative Council voting system. Political parties are affected by the changes to registration requirements. The bill aims to increase electoral equality.
Key Changes
["Creates a single state-wide electorate for the Legislative Council.", "Abolishes group voting tickets and introduces optional preferential voting.", "Changes the number of members in the Legislative Council from 36 to 37.", "Modifies political party registration requirements."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA16 Sept 2021
- LA Second Reading MovedLA16 Sept 2021
- LA Consideration in DetailLA12 Oct 2021
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA12 Oct 2021
- LC Second Reading MovedLC14 Oct 2021
- LA Third ReadingLA14 Oct 2021
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC28 Oct 2021
- LC Third ReadingLC17 Nov 2021
- Royal Assent24 Nov 2021
Affected Sectors
public_sector
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