LNP members of Brisbane City Council have criticized a proposed state plan for compulsory preferential voting in local government elections.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the reforms are not such, rather they are “election strategies”, criticising the state government for proposing reforms in a time of emergency for many local councils dealing with natural disasters.
Local Labour minister Hinchcliffe rebutted claims the move was to favour the ALP, pointing out compulsory preferential voting has been to the LNP’s advantage on the level of federal elections.