Microparty

Microparty, micro-party, or micro party is a term, sometimes pejorative, for a small political party that doesn't attract enough votes to be elected to a legislature in its own right.[1][2][3] The term is most commonly used in Australia where the combination of single transferable vote (also known as preferential or alternative voting) and group voting tickets enabled microparties to direct preferences to each other, so that one of them could well be elected even when each party individually attracted very few primary votes.[4]

  1. ^ Micro party Senate hopefuls defend their legitimacy amid electoral reform push, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 9 September 2013, archived from the original on 23 March 2017, retrieved 6 March 2021
  2. ^ Rosemary Bolger (29 April 2019), Anti-Muslim, anti-vaxxers and pro-men: Your guide to the new micro parties, Special Broadcasting Service, archived from the original on 12 August 2020, retrieved 6 March 2021
  3. ^ Stephen Morey, Explainer: How does the Senate voting system work?, The Conversation, archived from the original on 3 March 2021, retrieved 6 March 2021
  4. ^ Why You Should Vote Below the Line Today, The Age, 24 November 2018, archived from the original on 8 November 2020, retrieved 6 March 2021