Can you vote for any Senate candidate even though they are not in your State?
At a Senate election you can only vote for a candidate who is contesting the election in your state or territory. Twelve senators are elected to represent each state and 2 senators are elected to represent each territory.
On your white Senate ballot paper, you will have the option of voting above-the-line for the parties or groups of your choice, or below-the-line for your chosen individual candidates. However, you will only be able to vote for parties, groups or candidates that are listed on your state or territory ballot paper.
Sample Australian Parliament Senate ballot paper – voting above the line.
Australian Electoral Commission
Sample Australian Parliament Senate ballot paper – voting above the line.
Australian Electoral Commission
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This image is of a sample Senate ballot paper. It has a horizontal line through the image with a few boxes with writing above the line and many boxes with writing below the line. Some of the boxes above the line have been numbered 1 to 6.
Permission should be sought from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) for third-party or commercial uses of this image. To contact the AEC email: media@aec.gov.au or phone: 13 23 26.