There's no question that compulsory voting would be a tough sell.

On 25 October 2009 the general election was held, this time with compulsory voting.

However, neither the government nor the opposition had compulsory voting on their platforms.

Despite much public debate ever since on the issue of compulsory voting, the legislation has never been repealed.

Voter turnout at elections had in fact been so low that compulsory voting was introduced for the 1925 federal election.

Countries that have compulsory voting on the law books but do not enforce it:

Every country with compulsory voting also held elections on non-workdays.

I would argue that his reasons for a "quorum of voters" can also support compulsory voting.

The donkey vote became established with the introduction of compulsory voting in 1924.

Australia has also introduced compulsory voting, something Canada has not done.