Calling all single transferable vote junkies - you're gonna love this
Labor veteran loses seat to young gun
Updated 6 hours 35 minutes ago
Ms White has ended David Llewellyn's 24-year career in Parliament. (ABC: Brigid Andersen)
Tasmanian Labor staffer Rebecca White has won the party's second seat in Lyons, knocking Labor veteran David Llewellyn out of State Parliament.
The Electoral Commission announced Ms White's victory this afternoon.
With only a handful of preferences to be counted the 27 year old has an unassailable lead of about 650 votes.
The Labor staffer caused a stir during the election campaign when she subtly mocked Mr Llewellyn and fellow veteran Michael Polley in her advertising.
The result ends Mr Llewellyn's 24-year career in State Parliament during which he held several ministries and was Deputy Premier.
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First posted 6 hours 40 minutes ago
One of the arguments for STV is that it gives voters more choice than many of the alternative voting systems. They can even choose between candidates of the same party.
Well, here's a case in point. The Australian state of Tasmania uses STV for electing its House of Assembly (equivalent to the House of Commons). The final count is now drawing to a close and in the seat of Lyons, a long-serving Labor MP, David Lllewellyn has been unseated by Rebecca White, who also stood for Labor. It seems as if Ms White even campaigned against her fellow Labor candidates.
This is yet another reason why neither Labour nor the Conservatives will ever embrace STV with any enthusiasm.
