On March 17, 2016, the Coalition joined forces with the Greens to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act and abolish senate group voting tickets (GVTs). GVTs allowed voters to simply put a 1 above the line and let their party of choice distribute their preferences.Although minor parties differed widely on policy, what they had in common was their dislike of the Greens. Using GVTs, minor parties came to arrangements with each other to combine their vot…