Voting Systems
| Parliaments and Local Councils | Voting System (definitions) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Head of State Governor-general Leader of Government Prime Minister |
Senate | Proportional representation- single transferable vote and above
the line voting. Full Preferential |
| House of Representatives | Full Preferential | |
| New South Wales Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
Legislative Council | Proportional representation. Partial Preferential |
| Legislative Assembly | Optional Preferential. | |
| Local Councils | Same as Legislative Assembly plus exhaustive preferential. | |
| Victoria Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
Legislative Council | Full preferential. |
| Legislative Assembly | Full preferential. | |
| Local Councils | Full preferential. Exhaustive preferential where more than 1 vacancy. Melbourne and greater Geelong and Nillumbik: proportional representation for councilors elected for the Municipal district as a whole. | |
| Queensland Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
(Legislative Council abolished 1922) Legislative Assembly |
Optional Preferential. |
| Local Councils | Optional Preferential (LGs with single-member wards or divisions);
or First past the post (LGs with multi-member Divisions). Mayors are directly elected under the same voting systems for Council. |
|
| Western Australia Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
Legislative Council | Proportional representation - Single transferable vote and ticket voting. |
| Legislative Assembly | Full Preferential. | |
| Local Councils | First past the post. | |
| South Australia Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
Legislative Council | Proportional representation count, (modified Hare-Clark) and above
the line voting. Full Preferential. |
| House of Assembly | Full Preferential - Absolute majority needed. | |
| Local Councils | Partial preferential voting (up to the number to be elected) and proportional representation count. Postal voting (exemptions may be granted). | |
| Tasmania Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
Legislative Council | Partial Preferential. Robson Rotation. |
| House of Assembly | Proportional representation - Hare-Clark system. Partial Preferential. Robson Rotation. |
|
| Local Councils | Proportional representation - Hare-Clark, Partial Preferential
for Councillors, Optional Preferential. Robson Rotation for Mayors and Deputy Mayors. |
|
| Northern Territory Head of State Administrator Leader of Government Chief Minister |
Legislative Assembly | Full Preferential. |
| Municipal Councils | Exhaustive Preferential. | |
| Local Councils | Varies from Council to Council. Some examples are - First past the post, Exhaustive Preferential and Consensus. | |
| Australian Capital Territory Head of State Governor-general (the Governor-general has certain reserve powers and can disallow legislation, recommend amendments to legislation and under extreme circumstance dissolve the Assembly.) Leader of Government Chief Minister (The Chief Minister is elected by the Assembly and exercises a number of powers normally exercised by a Governor including appointment of Ministers and signing law into effect.) |
Legislative Assembly | Proportional representation - Hare-Clark system. Optional Preferential voting. Robson Rotation. |
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