Where Lyne candidates preferences are going 2019 federal election and how preferential voting works

Julia Driscoll
Updated May 7 2019 - 10:45am, first published May 6 2019 - 4:00am
Election time: The Nationals' Dr David Gillespie, Australian Electoral Commission acting divisional returning officer Scott Morrison, independent Jeremy Miller, Australian Workers Party's Ed Caruana, Australian Labor Party's Phil Costa, United Australia Party's Garry Bourke and Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party's Ryan Goldspring. Other candidates were not present.
Election time: The Nationals' Dr David Gillespie, Australian Electoral Commission acting divisional returning officer Scott Morrison, independent Jeremy Miller, Australian Workers Party's Ed Caruana, Australian Labor Party's Phil Costa, United Australia Party's Garry Bourke and Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party's Ryan Goldspring. Other candidates were not present.

There has been plenty of chatter nationally about 'preference deals' various parties have made in the lead up to the federal election on May 18.

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.