People with a keen eye on the state election might be forgiven for wondering about a new party that will appear on the ballot paper for the first time called Flux.
Small political parties usually try to reveal what they are all about with a straight forward and understandable name.
The Nuclear Disarmament Party was about nuclear disarmament, the Daylight Saving Party wants daylight saving, and there are no prizes for guessing whose votes the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party is after.
But when voters across the state collect their ballot papers on March 11 they will see candidates running for a party whose name has been abbreviated to “Flux The System!”.
And who knows what that means?
Party founders Nathan Spataro and Max Kaye bill their party as “a new concept in democracy with the stated aim of returning democratic power to individual voters”.
Their idea is to get a member of parliament elected who will obey orders from people who download a smart phone app and tell them how to vote.
“Under the Flux model, elected Flux representatives will vote on legislation before them only as they are directed by a majority vote of Flux participants, using the secure Flux app,” the party said in a statement.
The Flux app would potentially allow any Western Australian to vote on every piece of legislation coming before parliament.
Flux candidate for the South Metropolitan upper house region Alex Brownbill said the idea gave him the opportunity create meaningful change in the way Western Australians interact with parliament.
“By voting Flux at this election, you’re voting for the opportunity to have a say on every issue that comes before the state parliament,” he said.
“You’re no longer forced to choose between two ideological camps, you can express your nuanced political voice on every single issue.”
Flux has candidates in Mandurah, Dawesville, Murray-Wellington and the South West upper house region, which covers Peel.