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11/08/2026
Second reading
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (17:12): I did not like the voting system in Victoria before I was involved in politics. I did not like it when I ran for election in 2014 and 2018, I did not like it after I was elected and I do not like it now. Nonetheless,...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: I would like to circulate my amendment too. I will speak on it later, when we get to clause 30. ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: In 2003 the Bracks government introduced group voting tickets (GVT) as an integral part of the new proportional representation system for the Legislative Council. The constitution commission and the government at the time justified above-the-line voting with group voting tickets on the grounds that it would give electors a simpler option and help deliver ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: I would point out to the minister that voters have always had the option of exercising their preferences through below-the-line voting. Ingrid STITT: That is true. David LIMBRICK: Yes, they have always had that option, and many people do take that option, including me. Was consideration given to region ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: In 2010 this government’s predecessors made the lodging of group voting tickets mandatory and attached a penalty for noncompliance with this lodging. Why did Labor strengthen the group voting ticket system in 2010 if it now believes the system undermines voter intention? ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: One of the explicit aims of the 2003 reforms, and this was something that was proposed by the Labor Party at the time, was to increase the number of parties represented in the upper house through proportional representation. Does the government accept that removing group voting tickets alone without regional reform will reverse that ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: Back to the timing of this bill, why has the government left this bill down to the wire, basically? There is only one more sitting week, I think, that this bill could be passed and the VEC would have sufficient time to implement it. Why was it left so late? ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: Clauses 3 and 4 in the bill remove the wording and the definition of ‘Order in Council’, and the explanatory memorandum says that this is to provide clarity about above and below the line voting, but this repeal also has the effect of removing the requirement for decisions under sections 12(6) and 13(6)...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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... David LIMBRICK: So just for my understanding and clarification, it is the intention that, regardless of this omission as per this bill, the appointments will continue to be published in the gazette. ...
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11/08/2026
Committee
David Limbrick (Libertarian)
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*** DAILY HANSARD PROOF ONLY - DO NOT QUOTE ***
... David LIMBRICK: If that is the case, what is the point of removing those definitions? ...
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