🏛️ Integrity & government
2026 upper-house voting change: where the parties stand
Support the 2026 abolition of group voting tickets (new upper-house rules)? Here's what every decoded party in the 2026 Victorian election has said, with sources.
For: Labor. Against: Libertarian and Family First. Not mentioned by: Lib/Nat, Greens, One Nation, Legalise Cannabis, Animal Justice, Shooters, Fishers & Farmers, Vic Socialists and Sustainable Australia.
👍 For
👎 Against
Libertarian opposes this
Criticises the August 2026 upper-house change, which raised the quota to 16.7% and makes minor-party re-election harder.
Source: Libertarians Victoria
Family First opposes this
Calls the stand-alone abolition of group voting tickets 'rigging' against minor parties.
Source: Family First (via Medianet)
👻 Ghosting
Not mentioned in anything we reviewed for 2026: