Surge in pre-poll numbers at 2019 federal election changes the relationship between voters and parties
- Written by Stephen Mills, Hon Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
Another issue is that pre-polling gives an advantage to the major parties over the smaller ones, due to the latter having fewer resources.AAP/Bianca de MarchiOn the morning of the last Monday in April, 2019, federal election officials opened the doors of more than 500 pre-poll voting centres around Australia, and waited for the voters to turn up....




