Preferential Voting
Questions
1. After watching the BtN Preferential Voting story, explain how preferential voting works to another student.
2. For a political candidate to win their seat in an election they need to...
a. Win half the votes
b. Win half the votes plus one
c. Win 100% of the votes
3. What is the official name for someone that counts the votes in an election?
4. Not every country uses preferential voting. Can you name one?
5. Why are the advantages of a preferential voting system?
6. Why do minor parties prefer the preferential voting system?
7. What is the purpose of a “how to vote card”?
8. What is a polling booth?
9. Have you ever had to vote for someone or something? What was the process?
10. Can you name the three major Australian political parties? Who are their leaders?
2. For a political candidate to win their seat in an election they need to...
a. Win half the votes
b. Win half the votes plus one
c. Win 100% of the votes
3. What is the official name for someone that counts the votes in an election?
4. Not every country uses preferential voting. Can you name one?
5. Why are the advantages of a preferential voting system?
6. Why do minor parties prefer the preferential voting system?
7. What is the purpose of a “how to vote card”?
8. What is a polling booth?
9. Have you ever had to vote for someone or something? What was the process?
10. Can you name the three major Australian political parties? Who are their leaders?
2010 Edition of Preferential Voting
Questions
1. What is the first past the post voting system?
2. When people go to the polls to vote, they number each candidate in order of...
3. How many votes does a politician need to win their seat?
4. In your own words, describe the preferential voting system.
5. Minor parties often do deals with major parties to give them...
6. Why do political parties hand out 'how to vote' cards?
7. Why are elections an important part of democracy?
8. Do you think it is important for young people to understand the voting system? Why / Why not?
9. What do you understand more clearly after watching this episode?
2. When people go to the polls to vote, they number each candidate in order of...
3. How many votes does a politician need to win their seat?
4. In your own words, describe the preferential voting system.
5. Minor parties often do deals with major parties to give them...
6. Why do political parties hand out 'how to vote' cards?
7. Why are elections an important part of democracy?
8. Do you think it is important for young people to understand the voting system? Why / Why not?
9. What do you understand more clearly after watching this episode?