1. SA ELECTION – 17 March 2018
Federal elections are for the whole of Australia. The whole country votes on the same day.
State elections are for individual states and happen at different times.
South Australia’s state election is on 17 March 2018
(Tasmania’s state election is on 3 March)

2. Who are the key players?

3. Jay Weatherill
ALP (Labor)
Nick Xenophon
SA Best
Steven Marshall
Liberal

4. Your electorate Practice voting papers – Have a go!
Who is your current Member of Parliament (MP)?
Check here
ral-districts/electoral-district- profiles
What’s your electorate?
Check here
Practice voting papers – Have a go!

5. What are the important issues for this election?

6. Election Day People hand out How-to-Vote cards for their party.
Election Day provides an opportunity for fund raising.

7. Election Day and the signs are up

8. What does the polling booth look like inside?
Can you see
the voting cubicles?
the ballot boxes?
the election official?
This booth is using the gym at a local school.