Who are the Candidates in Each Electorate

I'm ashamed to admit, I'm 33 years old, and have been voting for over a decade, but never before have I really stopped to think about who could be representing me.

For me it's always been a simple "pick the party" decision. I'd always wait till I got to the polling both, grab a how-to-vote card off a grey haired old lady, some fat guy, or some kids who'd rather be somewhere else, then just fill in the boxes like a political chimp just itching to get out!


I reckon it's a better idea to get in touch with the people who are running in your electorate, check the AEC website for details in your electorate!
AEC Website Candidate List: http://www.aec.gov.au/election/who-are-the-candidates.htm

You might notice that we're electing members to the House of Representatives, and the Senate.

House of reps is easy, you number 'em in order of preference:

AEC How-To for House of Reps: http://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/How_to_vote/Voting_HOR.htm

Senate votes are a lot more confusing, you can either vote for a whole group or party by putting a "1" above the line, or you can number ALL of the boxes under the line:
AEC How-To for the Senate: http://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/How_to_vote/Voting_Senate.htm

Most people can't be arsed filling out under the line, but this is what I am going to do - I'll number every box, even though there's SOOO many of the damn things!

I suspect there are some very interesting people running. I think they all deserve to be voted for.