Election Handbook: what is proportioanl representation?

Voting for senators would be changed in the coming federal election. How to fill the ballot for senate candidates? How the votes are counted in proportional representation system? Mandarin Producer Alan Qu spoke to Ms Jie Cao from Cultural Perspective for tips you need to know about enrolment at AEC. Cultural Perspectives is a culturally and linguistically diverse communication service provider to AEC, and the messages in the interview have been authorised by AEC. Please visit AECs website at www.aec.gov.au for more information. Or call AEC Mandarin helpline 1300 720 142 or Cantonese helpline 1300 720 135.

An election expert predicts more than 1.5 million voters will cast their NSW election vote early. (AAP) Source: AAP