| − | Preferential voting is a system of voting by which the candidates are ranked in a list according to how many their are (like 1 - 6 for example). It is used in some countries around the world to a various extent such as Ireland but it is far more widely used in Australia in both Local government elections, State election and Federal elections to decide candidates. | + | 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. |