Unfair Advantage delivered to Sports Party in WA

The method of calculating the Surplus Transfer Value in the Western Australian Senate Count has delivered an advantage to the the Sports Party. Liberal Party ticket vote increases in value which in turn delivers a higher then otherwise transfer to Sports Party


An example of the flaw in the senate count can be found in Count 26 of WA Senate with the election of the LNP following the exclusion of the National Party.

Full value votes (Ballot papers) are transferred out at the same value of votes (Ballot Papers) that hold a factional value.

Unfortunately Antony Greens summary does not list clearly the number of ballot papers that make up his vote transfer. This masks the full extent of the distortion in the calculation of the surplus transfer value. The distortion is further masked if all the segmented ballot papers are transferred to a single candidate.

Extract from Antony Greens Senate Calculator

Count 26: Linda REYNOLDS (Liberal) elected #4

• 7,473 (0.86%) votes (343,771 ballot papers at 0.0217 transfer value) originally from Liberal distributed to Australian Sports Party (Wayne DROPULICH) via preference 15.
• 5 (0.00%) votes (248 ballot papers at 0.0217 transfer value) originally from Socialist Equality Party (Ticket 3 of 3) distributed to Liberal Democrats (Jim FRYAR) via preference 12.
• 811 (0.09%) votes (37,317 ballot papers at 0.0217 transfer value) originally from The Nationals distributed to Liberal Democrats (Jim FRYAR) via preference 11.

As shown above there are 343,771 ballot papers that held a fraction of value ( 0.2766) when transferred to Reynolds in Count 4. The National Party (37,317) and SEP (248) votes were full value votes

All Ballot papers are now transferred out at a transfer of 0.217


Another point of distortion arsing from the law in the calculation of the Surplus Transfer Value occurs  at count 28

Count 28: Wayne DROPULICH (Australian Sports Party) elected #5

• 6 (0.00%) votes (1,940 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Sports Party distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 27.
• 3 (0.00%) votes (770 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Voice Party distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 38.
• 8 (0.00%) votes (2,490 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Rise Up Australia Party distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 29.
• 1 (0.00%) votes (295 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Stable Population Party (Ticket 1 of 3) distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 31.
• 1 (0.00%) votes (295 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Stable Population Party (Ticket 2 of 3) distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 31.
• 1 (0.00%) votes (295 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Stable Population Party (Ticket 3 of 3) distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 31.
• 8 (0.00%) votes (2,448 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party (Ticket 1 of 2) distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 42.
• 8 (0.00%) votes (2,448 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party (Ticket 2 of 2) distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 42.
• 18 (0.00%) votes (5,442 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Family First Party distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 37.
• 20 (0.00%) votes (6,210 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from The Wikileaks Party distributed to The Greens (WA) (Scott LUDLAM) via preference 11.
• 26 (0.00%) votes (7,989 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Shooters and Fishers distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 37.
• 30 (0.00%) votes (8,964 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party distributed to The Greens (WA) (Scott LUDLAM) via preference 33.
• 20 (0.00%) votes (6,164 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Animal Justice Party distributed to The Greens (WA) (Scott LUDLAM) via preference 31.
• 41 (0.00%) votes (12,517 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Sex Party distributed to The Greens (WA) (Scott LUDLAM) via preference 31.
• 8 (0.00%) votes (2,467 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Independents distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 43.
• 47 (0.01%) votes (14,133 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Christians distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 18.
• 3 (0.00%) votes (894 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 38.
• 10 (0.00%) votes (3,135 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 37.
• 1,133 (0.13%) votes (343,771 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Liberal distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 17.
• 99 (0.01%) votes (29,910 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Liberal Democrats distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 11.
• 4 (0.00%) votes (1,348 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Stop The Greens distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 13.
• 19 (0.00%) votes (5,716 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Smokers Rights distributed to Palmer United Party (Zhenya WANG) via preference 13.
• 4 (0.00%) votes (1,269 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Democrats (Ticket 1 of 2) distributed to The Greens (WA) (Scott LUDLAM) via preference 19.
• 4 (0.00%) votes (1,269 ballot papers at 0.0033 transfer value) originally from Australian Democrats (Ticket 2 of 2) distributed to The Greens (WA) (Scott LUDLAM) via preference 19.

In Count 28: 343,771 ballot papers (that held a fraction of full value) from the Liberal Party Ticket vote along with 118,408 full value votes are now transferred at a value of 0.0033  (disproportionately to the percentage of their original value that contributed to the Sports Party's surplus)

It is something that Anthony Green is often silent about (Conspiracy or just complacency)

The system of segmentation also adds to the distortion in the count results in Queensland 2007 it elected the wrong Senator

In 2007 Victorian Senate Count the value of the distortion in the calculation of the Surplus transfer Value was equal to 70,000 votes…