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Preferential Voting Practice Ballot
Rank four fair activities and check example ballots against the clearly stated classroom rules.
Preview the student activity
Download printer-friendly student PDFCheck the preview, printing notes and licence before use.
What children do
Rank four fair activities and check example ballots against the clearly stated classroom rules.
Choose your download
- Printer-friendly student PDF — 1 A4 page(s), white backgrounds and black outlines.
- Colour student PDF — the same activity with restrained coloured accents.
- Answer sheet and educator notes — print separately when needed.
Age and preparation
Years 5–6; adaptable for ages 8–13. Allow around 20 minutes. A4 paper, pencils and optional colouring tools.
Run the activity
Use every number from 1 to 4 once. The checks teach this activity rule, not every legal formality exception.
These are fictional educational activities about House-style preferential voting. They do not simulate a Senate count. Follow current AEC instructions for an actual election.
Adapt the activity
Read vocabulary together and accept pointing, spoken explanations or a partner scribe. For more challenge, ask learners to explain a classification, trace a ballot, or justify a sequence using the facts on the page.
Printing and use
Print on A4 at actual size. Student PDFs contain only activity pages; solutions are separate. Use in a classroom, OSHC group or family. Do not sell or redistribute the files as your own.
Factual sources
Reviewed 2 October 2026 against these official sources. Illustrations are original; official diagrams and ballot designs have not been reproduced.
