First-past-the-post voting

First-past-the-post voting

In a local government election for an undivided council or multi-member divided council, you'll vote for your councillors using the first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system. You'll mark the box next to the required number of candidates of your choice.

For example, if four candidates are to be elected to council, voters must mark four boxes on the ballot paper.

You can check which councils use first-past-the-post voting here.