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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0184 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Ranked-choice voting (instant-runoff) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Australia's House of Representatives has used preferential voting since the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. At the Corangamite by-election on 14 December 1918 William Gibson overtook James Scullin, who led on first preferences, after preferences were distributed.”

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