Chapter 4 - Elections
for the Senate
The powers and operations of the Senate are
inextricably linked with the manner of its election, particularly its direct
election by the people of the states by a system of proportional
representation. This chapter therefore examines the bases of the system of
election as well as describing its salient features.
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