YOUR FIVE-MINUTE GUIDE FOR ELECTION DAY

WHAT YOU’RE VOTING FOR A local representative in federal parliament, which party you want to govern and who you want to represent you in the Senate.

HOW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED

76 seats needed in the House of Representatives (lower house) to form a majority, otherwise major parties must negotiate with independents or minor parties to form government.

WHERE TO VOTE

Full list at aec.gov.au. Booths open 8am-6pm, including: Corangamite electorate

Newcomb Primary School

St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Portarlington

St Leonard’s Memorial Hall Drysdale Community Activity Centre

Wallington Primary School Point Lonsdale Community Hall

Queenscliff Primary School Surfside Primary School, Ocean Grove

Barwon Heads Primary School Connewarre Memorial Hall Grovedale Uniting Church Armstrong Creek School Mount Duneed Regional Primary School

Torquay Coast Primary School Freshwater Creek Community Hall

Moriac Community Centre

Corio electorate

Lara Community Centre Anakie Primary School Geelong High School Chilwell Primary School Newtown Primary School Nelson Park School Manifold Heights Primary School

Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill

Northern Bay College (Tallis Campus), Norlane

Northern Bay College (Wexford Campus), Corio

HOW TO VOTE Small green ballot paper (House of Representatives):

Both Geelong’s federal electorates have nine candidates running. Number the boxes from 1 to 9 in your choice of preference, with 1 being the person or party you most want to represent you in federal parliament.

White large paper (Senate): Number at least six boxes above the line to indicate the parties or groups you prefer in the order of your choice; OR

Vote below the line: you must number at least 12 boxes to choose candidates individually.

IF YOU HAVE COVID

People who have tested positive to Covid after 6pm on May 13 can vote via phone. Go to aec.gov.au or call the AEC on 132 326 to organise a time.