Niddrie District By-election 2012 results summary

Preferential voting is used in State Legislative Assembly (Lower House) elections. It ensures that the most preferred candidate(s) are elected. If a voter's preferred candidate is not able to achieve the margin required for victory, then their vote can be counted for their next preferred candidate. This report shows the full preference distribution to the last two candidates州立法议会（即下议院，State Legislative Assembly (Lower House)）选举采用偏好投票制（Preferential voting）。该制度旨在确保最受选民青睐的候选人成功当选。若选民的首选候选人未能达到当选所需的得票差额，则其选票将被计为支持其第二顺位偏好的候选人。本报告完整呈现了针对最后两名候选人的全偏好分布情况。