'It can be gamed': MPs could soon use swipe cards to vote under proposed tech shake-up

By Fergus Hunter
Updated May 2 2016 - 6:14pm, first published 5:43pm
A vote takes place in the House of Representatives. Photo: Andrew Meares
A vote takes place in the House of Representatives. Photo: Andrew Meares

For 115 years, members of the House of Representatives have voted the same way when called upon to decide on matters of national significance. When a vote is called, they are summoned to the chamber, they divide to opposite sides and party whips manually count the numbers.

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