They believe that this will give the electorate a member more representative of the Liberal cause who at a later date may elect to join the Liberal Party. Essentially they are saying that the party s internal processes have become so corrupted that all electors should have a say in selecting its candidate. After 100 years of Federation it is time to return politics to the people and ensure that parties work to the benefit of the many rather than the few. That requires not just an eight point plan, as proposed by the Queensland Premier, that will tinker around the edges but leave the internal systemic bastardisation intact, but a more radical democratic approach. When the USA faced similar problems 100 years ago it invented primary elections.
Primary elections take the place of Australian preselections.
Where they differ is that they are run by organisations similar to our Electoral Commission. Any voter who registers with the local Electoral Commission organisation as a supporter of a particular party can vote in that party's primary. They don't have to attend branch meetings, pay membership dues or tout for votes on street corners, just register. The system has many benefits. It ensures that only those people living in the seat, not remote party committees or cohorts of bused in activists, select candidates who will represent them.