‘The poor bugger belongs to the wrong party’: voters cast early ballots in Wentworth and North Sydney

The rain did not deter voters in the key New South Wales seats of Wentworth and North Sydney, as they queued up at prepolling booth locations to have their say in the 2022 federal election. Photograph: Elias Visontay/The Guardian

Early polling centres across the country have opened for those unable to vote on Saturday 21 May.

Voters in two key Sydney seats were undeterred by the rain on Monday and wasted no time in casting their votes. Guardian Australia asked people who they were voting for – and why.