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Australia’s 2025 federal election is coming up. But what are we actually voting for? Why are there two ballots? What is the senate? As part of Guardian Australia’s Voting 101 series, Matilda Boseley walks you through how Australian federal elections are actually kind of two elections combined, and what each of your different ballots represents. | Guardian Australia

Australian citizens vote for their local member of parliament to sit in the House of Representatives via a preferential voting system. How does that work and how is it different to the US and UK 'first past the post' systems? In Guardian Australia's Voting 101 series, Matilda Boseley explains everything you need to know about the 2022 federal election. Watch out for the next episode, where Boseley explains how proportional representation works in the Senate https://www.theguardian.com/australia-