Federal election 2016: Where to vote for the seats of Warringah and North Sydney

SCHOOLS, church halls and community centres across the lower north shore will be alive with activity as Australia votes on Saturday.

Polling places are open from 8am to 6pm on Saturday.

Polling places open between 8am and 6pm and are usually located in local schools, church halls or public buildings.

Volunteers from political parties stand outside polling places distributing how-to-vote cards.

Although how-to-vote cards may encourage voters to mark their preferences in a particular order, the final choice on how to complete the ballot paper is up to you.

Tony Abbott with his wife Margi and daughters Louise, Bridget and Frances voting at the 2013 federal election.

The doors of the polling place close at exactly 6pm sharp. Any person still in the polling place still has a right to vote.

There will be two forms to fill out, one for the House of Representatives and one for the Senate. To vote for a Member of the House of Representatives, a voter is required to write the number ‘1’ in the box next to the candidate who is their first choice, and the numbers ‘2’, ‘3’ and so on against all the other candidates until all the boxes have been numbered, in order of the voter’s preference.

For the Senate, you need to either: number at least six boxes above the line for the parties or groups of your choice; or number at least 12 boxes below the line for individual candidates of your choice.

Don’t forget the all-important election day sausage sizzle.

Local polling locations for the seat of Warringh are:

Cremorne

St Peter’s Anglican Church Hall, cnr Waters Rd & Winnie St

Mosman

Balmoral Scout Hall, Balmoral Oval The Esplanade

Beauty Point Public School, 17 Medusa St

Middle Harbour Public School, Macpherson St

Mosman Art Gallery & Community Centre, Cnr of Art Gallery Way & Myahgah Rd

Mosman High School, Military Rd

Mosman Public School, 27 Belmont Rd

St Clement’s Anglican Church Hall, 144 Raglan St

Neutral Bay

Community Centre, Forsyth Park, off Montpelier St

Neutral Bay Public School, Ben Boyd Rd

St Augustine’s Anglican Church Hall, 79 Shellcove Rd

Local polling locations for the seat of North Sydney are:

Cammeray

Anzac Park Public School, 2 Anzac Ave

Cammeray Public School, Palmer St

Cremorne

St Peter’s Anglican Church Hall, cnr Waters Rd & Winnie St

Crows Nest

Cammeraygal High School, 192 Pacific Hwy

North Sydney Girls High School, Pacific Hwy

St Peter’s Anglican Church Hall, cnr Waters Rd & Winnie St

Kirribilli

St Aloysius College (Junior School), Bligh St

McMahons Point

Community Centre (Upper level), 165 Blues Point Rd

Mosman

Middle Harbour Public School, Macpherson St

Neutral Bay

Community Centre, Forsyth Park, off Montpelier St

Neutral Bay Public School, Ben Boyd Rd

North Sydney

North Sydney Boys High School, Falcon St

North Sydney Demonstration School, Bay Rd

St Leonards

Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Hwy

Waverton

Waverton Uniting Church Hall, 75 Bay Rd