Preferences, Voting and More Explained

Preferential voting can seem annoying to the average voter as you have to list your preferred parties from best to worst. It seems tedious but your hard work will pay off. In reality it is a brilliant system and better than the American system because it allows your least bad candidate to receive your vote. The preferential system also allows you to put your worst candidate or party last. In other words, it makes your intention with your vote count until the very end of the process of allocation of preferences. Please find a list of very helpful videos.

 

Voting in Australia Explained SIMPLY: How to Vote in Federal Elections (Preferential System Voting)

Voting in the House of Reps Explained SIMPLY: How to Vote in the Election (Preferential System) 

Voting in the Senate Explained SIMPLY: How to Vote in the Federal Election (Preferential System)

Preferential Voting explained with MARBLES in 9 minutes

Helping the Smaller Conservative Parties with your vote – Topher Field

More Resources and Information

Federal Elections

You can access additional resources on how your vote and preferences are counted from the Australian Electoral Commission. They also provide more general information as well as information on Federal Electorate Redistributions.

State and Territory Elections

For Electoral Commission information on State and Territory Elections, including how your votes are counted, visit your state or territory jurisdiction.