Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person's vote on a ballot paper must be marked in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) The person must:
(a) place the number "1" in the candidate square for the candidate of the person's first preference; and
(b) place consecutively increasing whole numbers in the candidate squares for the other candidates in the order of the person's preferences until a number is placed in all candidate squares.