Learn about Australian elections
Australian elections are complicated! These projects help you learn how they work. Try them out, then let us know what you thought was good/bad/confusing.
Preferential Voting: A Bird’s Guide
Do you want to better understand how preferential voting works? Maybe you want to help someone else understand it. Maybe you want to do it while pretending to be a bird and voting for who should represent you as “Top Bird”.
Then our preferential voting site is for you!
Try out Preferential Voting: A Bird’s Guide.
Australian Senate counting: A Bird’s Guide
Australian Senate votes are counted with a combination of preferential and proportional voting. Preferences can flow either when a losing candidate is removed, or when a winning candidate has excess votes.
Learn how it works at Australian Senate Counting: A Bird’s Guide
Explain Australian Elections
Understanding Australian vote-counting can be a challenge. Our new website lets you choose a particular outcome from a recent House of Representatives election, and shows you exactly how the count unfolded.
Explain that election helps Australians understand what happens to your vote and why the person who has the highest first preferences is not always the final winner.