Election sign row triggers teal push to make preferential voting compulsory in NSW

The independent candidate for Pittwater, Jacqui Scruby, says ‘we need to have a serious conversation about making NSW’s preferential voting compulsory’. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A key New South Wales ‘teal’ independent, Jacqui Scruby, will seek to make preferential voting compulsory if she enters parliament after the Liberal party encouraged voters not to number every box at Saturday’s state election.

The Pittwater candidate accused the Liberal party of attempting to “deceive voters” with “you can just vote one” signs popping up across the blue-ribbon electorate, which is being contested by the Rory Amon for the Liberal party after the resignation of the former frontbencher Rob Stokes.