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Preferential voting is a system of voting in which a voter ranks all candidates from first to last. It is used in some countries to various extents, most widely in Australia, where it is used in local, state, and federal elections.

'''Preferential voting''' is a system of voting in which a voter ranks all candidates from first to last. It is used in some countries to various extents, most widely in Australia, where it is used in local, state, and federal elections.

==Australia==

==Australia==

* Voters could be forced to give preferences for candidates they might not wish to support in any way although voters for two major parties don't need to worry as they will rarely or if ever need to be counted as they will most likely already have the most primary votes.

* Voters could be forced to give preferences for candidates they might not wish to support in any way although voters for two major parties don't need to worry as they will rarely or if ever need to be counted as they will most likely already have the most primary votes.

==Further Reading==

==Further reading==

http://www.australianpolitics.com/elections/features/preferential.shtml

http://www.australianpolitics.com/elections/features/preferential.shtml

[[Category:Politics]]

[[Category:Politics]]