09/04/2026
Arthur A. Chresby, Federal Member for Griffith (Queensland) from 1958 to 1961, was also a research analyst in constitutional law.
He concluded that if a political party causes an elected Member of Parliament to vote contrary to the will of the voters who elected them, then that party is acting both unconstitutionally and illegally.
Which means that modern party-controlled politics stands in direct conflict with genuine democratic representation.
Arthur A. Chresby, was the Federal Member for Griffith (QLD) from 1958 to 1961 in the House of Representatives. He was also a Research Analyst in Constitutional Law. From his work he came to the conclusion that when a political party causes an elected member of parliament to vote in a particular way...