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To date, the election is the most decisive result at any Australian state or federal election since Federation, in terms of both percentage of lower house seats controlled by the governing party (89.8%) and two-party preferred margin. [35] [36] Map displaying Labor's landslide victory at the 2021 Western Australian state election.
This article provides a timeline of elections in Australia, including all the colonial, state, territorial and federal elections. The information starts from when each state or territory held its first election, and continues through to the present day.
Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories are broadly similar to the electoral system used in federal elections in Australia.. When the Australian colonies were granted responsible government in the 19th century, the constitutions of each colony introduced bicameral parliaments, each of which was based on the contemporaneous version of the Westminster system.
In Australia, voter registration is called enrolment, which is a prerequisite for voting at federal elections, by-elections and referendums. Enrolment is compulsory for Australian citizens over 18 years of age who have lived at their current address for at least one month. [2]
2024 Victorian National Party leadership election; 2024 New South Wales local elections; 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections; 2024 Norfolk Island local election; 2024 Northern Tablelands state by-election; 2024 Northern Territory general election
The 2024 Queensland state election was held on 26 October 2024 to elect all members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland pursuant to the Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015. As a result of the 2016 Queensland term length referendum, the term of the parliament will run for four years. [1] [2]
Local elections in Australia by state or territory (8 C) ... Elections in the Australian Capital Territory (4 C, 16 P) N. Elections in New South Wales (7 C, 68 P)
The lower houses of the parliaments of the states and territories of Australia are divided into electoral districts.Most electoral districts (except the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania, which have multi-member electorates using a proportional voting method) send a single member to a state or territory's parliament using the preferential method of voting.