Representative Reform

Key Components

Elected representatives may only seek re-election for a third and subsequent two-term periods after one term outside the political process.
Political parties are banned. Each representative stands for election in their own right
Party whipping conventions will be ended.
Campaign budgets will be fixed and must be drawn from a public central account and re-imbursed after the election.
The governing executive must be elected from the pool of all representatives in a parliamentary system.
Representatives will be subject to ‘recall’ provisions for poor performance.
Any special powers enacted by government must be subjected to a people’s referendum.
Proven collusion between politicians and media will be subject to heavy penalties.
Financial or other disbursements available to representatives will end when they leave office.

Party political partisanship and the operation of an entrenched political class is limited.
Politics becomes a community service mot a chosen career
Money does not help dictate who is elected.
The people have direct power over their representatives.
Using party politics to amass personal wealth is ended.
Each representative must stand in their own right
Political factions can only develop for short periods around specific issues.