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3 unusual facts about Preferential voting


Preferential voting

Bucklin voting, which was sometimes known as "preferential voting" when used in the United States

Instant-runoff voting, referred to as "preferential voting" in Australia, is one type of ranked voting system.

Open list, sometimes known as "preferential voting" in Europe and nations such as Sri Lanka


Glenn Druery

In the lead-up to the New South Wales state election, 1999, he initiated a strategy to deal with preferential voting systems by organising minor parties to be disciplined within a tight preference swapping arrangement, this became known as 'preference harvesting'.

Victorian Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly presently consists of 88 members, each elected in single-member electoral districts, more commonly known as electorates or seats, using preferential voting, which is the same voting system used for the federal lower house, the Australian House of Representatives.


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