English Dictionary

donkey vote

noun

(Australia) The act of casting a vote, in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the ballot paper (i.e., by numbering the choices sequentially from top to bottom, ignoring what they represent); a vote so cast.

Many people choose to cast a donkey vote in protest against the candidates.

意味（1）

(Australia) The act of casting a vote, in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the ballot paper (i.e., by numbering the choices sequentially from top to bottom, ignoring what they represent); a vote so cast.

The share of preferences going from the Progress Party to the Democrats was swollen, if not almost wholly accounted for, by donkey votes.