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Research

The Commission welcomes the opportunity to promote, support or conduct research into electoral matters affecting Western Australians.

Broader Vote Choices a Must in the 21st Century, David Kerslake, The West Australian 18 July 2016

Out with the Old, in with the New: The case for internet voting in Australia (PDF, 88 kB), David Kerslake, The Parliamentarian (2015), Issue 3.

Are Western Australia's Electoral Laws Stuck in a Horse and Buggy Time Warp? (PDF, 78 kB), David Kerslake, presentation to the Australasian Study of Parliament Group WA Chapter, June 2015.

Electoral Law in the State of Western Australia: An Overview (3rd Ed., 2013) (PDF, 741 kB)

Internet Voting in Australian Electoral Systems (Electoral Council of Australia and New Zealand, 2013) (PDF, 443 kB)

Proportional Representation in Western Australia: Its principles, history, outcomes and education (2012) 
(PDF, 543 kB)

Highest Privilege and Bounden Duty (2008) (PDF, 2.23 MB)

Click Here for Democracy (2007) (PDF, 426 kB)

Youth Engagement and the Age of Majority (2007) (PDF, 239 kB)

The Decline of the Franchise and the Rise of the I-Generation: A Western Australian perspective (2006) (PDF, 447 kB)

Determining the Result: Transferring surplus votes in the Western Australian Legislative Council (2002) (PDF, 236 kB)

Acknowledgement of Country

The Western Australian Electoral Commission acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our electoral activities take place. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

 

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