Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Voting is to be by
means of a preferential ballot.
(2) If there are
2 nominations only, a person is to mark his or her vote on the ballot
paper by placing the numeral 1 opposite the name of the candidate for
whom he or she votes.
(3) If there are more
than 2 nominations, a person is to —
(a) mark
his or her vote on the ballot paper by placing the numeral 1 opposite the
name of the candidate for whom he or she votes as his or her first preference;
and
(b) give
contingent votes for all the remaining candidates by placing the
numerals 2, 3 and so on, as the case requires, opposite their names, so
as to indicate by such numerical sequence the order of his or her preference.