A short history of federal electoral reform in Australia
A short history of federal electoral reform in Australia (2026)2026 · Web page · Commonwealth voting arrangementEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0188 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Single transferable vote (STV) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Proportional representation using the single transferable vote was introduced for Australian Senate elections in 1948 and first used at the 1949 election.”
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