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Notes for Teachers
Tasmanian Parliament Legislative Council + House of Assembly + the Governor of Tasmania (representing the Queen).
Tasmanian Government The party (or coalition of parties) who hold the majority of seats in the House of Assembly form government. This government comprises a subset of the House of Assembly Ministers + a subset of the Legislative Council Ministers.
Cabinet or Executive Government Premier + appointed Ministers.
Green + Red Historically significant colours used to symbolise the lower and upper houses of bicameral (2 house) parliaments, stemming from the Westminster parliamentary system. The original meanings could form the basis of an interesting research project.
Recount Redistributing the ballot papers that elected the vacating member the seat at the last election. The preferences marked on these ballot papers are used to distribute these as votes to the candidates that were unsuccessful at the last election. The Absolute Majority system is used to continue the distribution and counting until one of the previously unsuccessful candidates is successful quota. In other parts of Australia, a recount means a ‘recheck of votes’ to confirm a close result following polling day.
Going Deeper Interesting investigations could springboard from examining this chart, including: • Why are there so many differences in electoral processes between the 2 houses? • Changes in the sizes of the houses over time. • Why is Robson Rotation used? • Investigate previous Tasmanian Premiers and Leaders of Opposition. • Compare and contrast the Westminster systems of parliament in use around the world.
More Detail Tasmanian Electoral Commission’s website (www.tec.tas.gov.au), including: • My Reps – a tool for finding out what electorate you live in + who represents you at the moment • Divisions – maps + the history behind names + more • Glossary of electoral terms • Robson Rotation discussion paper • Hare-Clark in detail
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