❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the consultation process used to gauge community concern regarding the Legislative Council election results, prompting a response detailing the establishment of a Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform and its ongoing public consultation.
AnsweredQoN 181Legislative Council
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ELECTORAL REFORM — LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
181. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I
refer to a response given yesterday by the parliamentary secretary on behalf of
the Minister for Electoral Affairs to Hon Tjorn Sibma regarding
electoral reform of the upper house, in which reference was made to widely
expressed community concern.
(1) Can the
minister advise what consultation process was used to gauge the widespread
community concern at the election result?
(2) Over what time period did the
consultation process take place?
(3) Was the
consultation undertaken in regional WA, and what percentage of the population
in regional WA was concerned?
181. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Electoral Affairs:
I
refer to a response given yesterday by the parliamentary secretary on behalf of
the Minister for Electoral Affairs to Hon Tjorn Sibma regarding
electoral reform of the upper house, in which reference was made to widely
expressed community concern.
(1) Can the
minister advise what consultation process was used to gauge the widespread
community concern at the election result?
(2) Over what time period did the
consultation process take place?
(3) Was the
consultation undertaken in regional WA, and what percentage of the population
in regional WA was concerned?
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I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following response on behalf of the Minister for
Electoral Affairs.
(1)–(3) The
March 2021 general election prompted widespread media coverage of the anomalous
results in the Legislative Council. The
government established the Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform to
review the electoral system for the Legislative Council and provide
recommendations. The committee is undertaking wide consultation with the Western
Australian community. It has asked interested members of the public and
organisations to make submissions on its terms of reference, and there has been
considerable interest from the public regarding the review. The committee has
received over 50 submissions, which it is currently considering. Submissions
are open to the public until Tuesday, 8 June 2021. Information, terms of
reference and public submissions can be found on the committee website at
waelectoralreform.wa.gov.au.
of the question. I provide the following response on behalf of the Minister for
Electoral Affairs.
(1)–(3) The
March 2021 general election prompted widespread media coverage of the anomalous
results in the Legislative Council. The
government established the Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform to
review the electoral system for the Legislative Council and provide
recommendations. The committee is undertaking wide consultation with the Western
Australian community. It has asked interested members of the public and
organisations to make submissions on its terms of reference, and there has been
considerable interest from the public regarding the review. The committee has
received over 50 submissions, which it is currently considering. Submissions
are open to the public until Tuesday, 8 June 2021. Information, terms of
reference and public submissions can be found on the committee website at
waelectoralreform.wa.gov.au.
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