Voting 101: What is Australia’s preferential voting system and how does it work?

Perhaps the biggest distinction between US and Australian elections is our preferential voting system. But what is it, how does it work and why does it matter? Guardian Australia’s Matilda Boseley explains all in this instalment of Voting 101 Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs Watch the rest of the Voting 101 series ►    • Voting 101: What is Australia’s preferenti...   See all our 2025 Australian election coverage here ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Follow the Australia news live blog for the latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Website ► https://theguardian.com/au Facebook ►   / theguardianaustralia   Instagram ►   / guardianaustralia   Twitter ►   / guardianaus   TikTok ►   / guardianaustralia   LinkedIn ►   / guardianaustralia   Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #australia #voting101 #australiaelection #politics #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardian