Candidate quotas is a system in which political parties are penalised for not running a certain percentage of women candidates for office. In 2012 legislation was introduced which would have required parties to field at least 30% women candidates at the next election and 40% at the election after that. If a party failed to meet these thresholds they would lose half of their public funding. Women currently make up 24.7% of the lower house and 38.2% in the upper house. Of 189 developed countries Australia currently ranks 46 out of 189. Proponents of quotas argue that they help promote gender diversity in government and are responsible for a 20% increase in the proportion of women in parliaments worldwide.
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Response rates from 695 Murray-Darling voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
39% Yes |
41% No |
4% Yes, our government should reflect the diversity of our society |
10% No, the most qualified candidate should get the position regardless of gender |
6% No, diversity should be encouraged but not forced |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 695 Murray-Darling voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 695 Murray-Darling voters.
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Unique answers from Murray-Darling voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@4Z95LKV4yrs4Y
Yes & indigenous candidates
@4Z94GH24yrs4Y
no. it is sexist to concentrate on one gender
@8KQTQDK4yrs4Y
It shouldn’t matter the gender as long as there fit for the job
@B28STLD1mo1MO
No, the most qualified candidate should get the position, so run a blind application process to ensure no bias occurs.
@9ZR2LN53mos3MO
Absolutely not, women can't rule nearly as well as men and should be banned from political positions
@9WKK2TM4mos4MO
No, women should be encouraged but the most worthy and qualified should be the candidate. However, less experienced but still proven ability etc should be given a chance regardless male or female
@96FRZ5M2yrs2Y
no women should be aloud to vote
@99CW6BM2yrs2Y
Gender and race should play no role in any job, it should be the person best suited to that role weather they be male/female or any skin colour
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