Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want

Mark Kenny

Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want

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Signing off his 26-year parliamentary career three years ago, the retiring Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon lamented a power imbalance that allowed the majority party routinely to railroad the national legislature.

Original language	English
Pages	Online
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 13 Mar 2025

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Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want

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