SAP WA sits in pole position on the WA Legislative Assembly (Upper House) ballot paper.
Sustainable Australia Party WA has drawn column A in the new state-wide Legislative Council (Upper House) ballot paper and immediately re-affirmed its rejection of all preference deals.
Lead Upper House candidate Daniel Minson[1], Councillor at the Town of Victoria Park, said "Sustainable Australia Party lobbied hard for reform to the Upper House voting system to remove the group voting ticket system where parties could control voter preferences. We don't want good reform replaced with more dirty deals done by parties and independents.
"We've already seen some dodgy deals done this election by major parties, minor parties and independents alike[2][3], so we're appealing to voters to hand back how-to-vote cards that try to direct voters where to send their preferences at the polling place.
"As an independent community movement, after you Vote 1 for Sustainable Australia Party, we ask that voters decide where to direct their own preferences and to reject preference pressure from all party and independent candidates. Voters can just vote 1 above-the-line on the Upper House ballot paper, or choose to number more boxes if they wish, but it should be in the order they want, and not dictated by dirty preference deals.
"If elected on 8 March, I'll be introducing a bill to ban the handing out of how-to-vote cards within 100 meters of polling places during WA elections like they do in the ACT. The bill will also propose a complete ban on all political preference deals and increased funding for the Western Australian Electoral Commission to better educate the public on how to vote, research the best candidates and allocate their own preferences.
"This election, don't let any party or independent candidate tell you where to direct your preferences. It's time to de-corrupt politics for a fair and sustainable Western Australia." Mr Minson added.
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[1] https://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/2025_wa_election