Talk:Casual vacancies in the Australian Parliament

message: What happens if the outgoing Senator was an independent, or was a member of a now-defunct political party?  Presumably then that would go purely by the numbers in the parliament in that state (or territory).  Or could the fall-back provision (convention) be to consider whether the former Senator was, say, 'left-wing' or 'conservative' or 'progressive' or 'a Dry'?
—DIV (120.19.11.158 (talk) 13:10, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The state parliament would appoint whoever it felt was the representative of the outgoing Senator's political party who would survive a High Court challenge. They could set up a commission to determine it. The 1977 amendment predates formal party registration so they might read the definition of party more broadly. Usually a successful independent has some kind of support campaign group that is effectively a party. Timrollpickering (talk) 13:41, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
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message: Prior to 29 July 1977, it was an established convention, but not a constitutional requirement, that the state parliament choose (or the governor appoint) a replacement from the same political party as their predecessor. It had also been the practice for the relevant party to provide a list of suitable names to the state premier, and for the state parliament to make the choice. Before 1946, the conventions were not as firmly established, with ten casual vacancies being filled by someone from a different party. After 1946, however, they were not breached again until 1975 – twice:
Firstly can we check exactly when the amendment took effect? I've seen it written that Janine Haines replacing Steele Hall was the last vacancy before it did, hence why this isn't as firm a precedent for successor parties as it at first seems.
Secondly there appear to only be two occasions when a list was asked for, both in Queensland. In 1962 the opposition Labor Party was asked for and supplied a list of three names. In 1975 they stood firm on their choice of canddiate. I thought the standard was actually for the outgoing Senator's party to supply a single name.
Finally I'd have to track down the article (without Antony Green's blog the link is harder to locate) but ISTR the party conventions were only really formed in the early 1950s, beginning with a vacancy in Western Australia from the state opposition party and the state premier resisted calls to take the seat. Prior to that had there been much discussion on this? (Also "same party" would have been problematic on the right before 1945 - multiple mergers, state parties dissenting from the federal line, different right parties at the state & federal level etc... meaning the party from up to 6&1/2 years earlier may have lapsed). Timrollpickering 09:56, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
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