Have your say on the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill

The purpose of the bill is to amend the Electoral Act 1993 so that it upholds the proportionality of political party representation in Parliament as chosen by electors in the most recent general election.

The key change is that the seat of a member may become vacant when the member ceases to be, or chooses not be, a parliamentary member of the political party for which he or she was elected.

Parliament’s Justice Committee will now be considering the bill. Committee chairperson Raymond Huo encourages people with views on how the bill can be improved to share these with the committee.

“We want to hear the public’s views on the bill so the committee can make informed decisions about whether any changes are needed to improve it.”

Tell the Justice Committee what you think about this bill

Send your submission on the bill by midnight on 19 March 2018.

For more details about the bill:

• Read the full content of the bill

• Get more details about the bill

• What’s been said in Parliament about the bill?

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