[Greens-Media] QLd Greens media release: Greens call for proportional representation in Queensland

[Qld Greens Media]

*MEDIA RELEASE*

*Sunday 10^th September 2006*

*Greens call for proportional representation in Queensland*

The Greens are calling for proportional representation to be introduced 
in Queensland before the next state election.
The call comes following 8% of Queenslanders voting to be represented by 
a Green MP in parliament at yesterday’s state election.
Ms Wheeler said that in any other state in Australia a vote of this 
magnitude would have resulted in a flurry of Green MPs being elected to 
parliament.
“If Queensland had proportional representation akin to that in other 
states, such as Tasmania, we would have seen six or seven Green 
candidates elected to parliament last night,” Ms Wheeler said.
“One in every twelve Queenslanders wanted to be represented by a Green 
in parliament, and yet this significant proportion of the population 
will not receive the representation they voted for.”

Ms Wheeler said the electoral system in Queensland prevented the state 
parliament from being truly representative of the people of Queensland, 
highlighting the vote of One Nation as a comparison.

“Eight percent of Queenslanders voted to put a Green MP in the 
Queensland Parliament but will not receive the representation they voted 
for, while only 0.61% of Queenslanders voted for One Nation, but they 
will receive representation.


“You don’t need a PhD in democracy to realise that this doesn’t equate 
to a parliament that represents the people of Queensland.”


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For further information please contact:


Juanita Wheeler

Candidate for Mount Coot-tha

Spokesperson, Queensland Greens

National Convenor, Australian Greens


  Mobile: 0402 487 110


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State election Spokesperson. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110

Queensland Greens media spokespeople.

Climate Change and Indigenous. Drew Hutton 0428 487 110
Human Rights and Environment. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110
Transport and Planning. Greg George 0424 725 719

Queensland Greens campaign coordinator.
Ian Gittus 0422 542 370

Office 3846 0862
fax 3844 4654

www.qld.greens.org.au