Don't waste your say: vote the right way

As NSW people head to the polls to elect their new government, many first time voters make simple yet crucial mistakes in filling the ballot papers. Here is an explanation on how to vote

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns and Premier Dominic Perrottet. Credit: sbs.jpg

The elections for the new NSW government are set for Saturday, 25 March 2023.

New South Wales is divided into 93 state electoral districts. Voters in each district will elect one person to represent their district in the Legislative Assembly.

Voters will also elect 21 of the 42 members of the Legislative Council.

Andrew Rohan is currently a councillor at Fairfield City Council. Mr Rohan was a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, 26 Mar 2011, 06 Mar 2015, Member for Smithfield.

SBS Assyrian spoke to Mr Rohan to explain to our listeners in a simple way, how to vote, the difference between the two ballot papers and what are above-the-line and below-the-line rules of voting.