Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00484:clause:1_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00484
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 5
Character Range: 18521–19342

5  Distribution of preferences
 (1) If no candidate has an absolute majority of first preference votes, the candidate who has received the fewest first preference votes must be excluded, and each of that candidate's ballot‑papers must be transferred to the unexcluded candidate for whom the next available preference is expressed.
 (2) If there is then no candidate who has an absolute majority of votes, the process of excluding the candidate who has received the fewest votes, and transferring that candidate's ballot‑papers to the unexcluded candidates for whom the next available preferences are expressed, must be repeated as often as necessary until one candidate receives an absolute majority of votes.
 (3) A candidate who receives an absolute majority of votes at any stage described in this clause is elected.