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How to vote - House of Representatives

  • On the green ballot paper, you need to put a '1' in the box beside the candidate who is your first choice, '2' in the box beside your second choice and so on, until you have numbered every box.
  • You need to number every box for your vote to count.
Sample House of Representatives ballot paper
  • Click here to practice submitting a valid House of Representatives vote. This tool is only to practise voting, you will still need to vote in the federal election.

    • How to vote - Senate

    Above the line

    • Number at least 6 boxes for parties or groups in the order of your choice (with number 1 as your first choice).

    Below the line

    • Number at least 12 boxes for individual candidates in the order of your choice (with number 1 as your first choice).
    • You can number as many additional boxes as you choose when voting either above the line (i.e. more than six boxes) or below the line (i.e. more than twelve boxes).
    Sample Senate ballot paper
  • Click here to practice submitting a Senate vote. This tool depicts a sample ballot paper only.
    • Click here to enroll to vote via the AEC's website.
    • Click here for a guide to enrolling and voting.
    • Click here for the large print version of the guide to enrolling and voting.
    • Click here to learn exactly what to do while at the polling place (such as "What if you make a mistake?" etc.)
    • Click here to see the current 2025 "Disinformation register".
    • Click here for information about working at elections.
    • Click here to go to the spreadsheet created by Humanity_Bites with all of this information, and much more.