In the Senate, Labor made no gains and remained steady at 26 seats overall, whilst the Coalition lost some seats and retained only 32 seats. The Greens made gains and increased their share of seats to 12. One Nation maintained at 2 seats, Centre Alliance and Rex Patrick Team each lost their sole Senate seat, while Jacqui Lambie Network gained a second seat. David Pocock was also elected as an independent Senator, while United Australia Party also gained a Senate seat. This meant the Labor required 13 additional votes to pass legislation.[2]
Composition of parliament
The 47th Parliament opened on 26 July 2022. The Liberal Party entered the parliament with a new leader, with former defence and home affairs minister Peter Dutton replacing the outgoing prime minister Scott Morrison.[3]
On 23 December 2022, Nationals MP for CalareAndrew Gee left the party and became an Independent, following the party's decision to publicly oppose an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. This meant that the Crossbench increased to 17 seats with the Coalition decreasing to 57 seats.[4]
The Australian Electoral Commission is required, one year after the first sitting day for a new House of Representatives, to determine the number of members to which each State and Territory is entitled. If the number in any state changes, a redistribution will be required in those states. A redistribution will be postponed if it would begin within one year of the expiration of the House of Representatives.
Voter registration
Enrollment of eligible voters is compulsory. Voters must notify the AEC within 8 weeks of a change of address or after turning 18. The electoral rolls are closed for new enrollments or update of details about a week after the issue of writs for election.[5] Enrollment is optional for 16- or 17-year-olds, but they cannot vote until they turn 18,[6] and persons who have applied for Australian citizenship may also apply for provisional enrollment which takes effect on the granting of citizenship.[7]
Simultaneous half-Senate and House of Representatives
3 August 2024
24 May 2025
House of Representatives
28 September 2025
Half-Senate
3 August 2024
24 May 2025
Double dissolution (requires trigger)
29 March 2025
The election of senators must take place within one year before the terms expire for half-Senate elections,[8] so that the writs for a half-Senate election cannot be issued earlier than 1 July 2024. Since campaigns are for a minimum of 33 days, the earliest possible date for a simultaneous House/half-Senate election is Saturday, 3 August 2024.[9] The latest that a half-Senate election could be held must allow time for the votes to be counted and the writs to be returned before the newly elected senators take office on 1 July 2025. The previous election's writs were returned on 24 June 2022, 34 days after the 2022 federal election.[10] Using this time frame, the last possible date for a half-Senate election to take place is Saturday 24 May 2025.
A double dissolution (a deadlock-breaking provision to dissolve both houses of parliament) cannot be called within six months before the date of the expiry of the House of Representatives.[11]
The constitutional and legal provisions which impact on the choice of election dates include:[12][13]
Section 12 of the Constitution says: "The Governor of any State may cause writs to be issued for the election of Senators for that State."[14]
Section 13 of the Constitution provides that the election of senators shall be held in the period of twelve months before the places become vacant.[8]
Section 28 of the Constitution says: "Every House of Representatives shall continue for three years from the first sitting of the House, and no longer, but may be sooner dissolved by the Governor-General."[15] Since the 47th Parliament of Australia opened on 26 July 2022, it will expire on 25 July 2025.
Section 32 of the Constitution says: "The writs shall be issued within ten days from the expiry of a House of Representatives or from the proclamation of a dissolution thereof."[16] Ten days after 25 July 2025 is 4 August 2025.
Section 156(1) of the CEA says: "The date fixed for the nomination of the candidates shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 27 days after the date of the writ."[17] Twenty-seven days after 4 August 2025 is 31 August 2025.
Section 157 of the CEA says: "The date fixed for the polling shall not be less than 23 days nor more than 31 days after the date of nomination."[18] Thirty-one days after 31 August 2025 is 1 October 2025, a Wednesday.
Section 158 of the CEA says: "The day fixed for the polling shall be a Saturday."[19] The Saturday before 1 October 2025 is 28 September 2025, which was the latest possible date for the lower house election.
Candidates
Candidates for either house must be formally nominated with the Electoral Commission. The nomination for a party-endorsed candidate must be signed by the Registered Officer of a party registered under the Electoral Act. 100 signatures of eligible voters are required for an independent candidate as per section 166 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. A candidate can nominate for only one electorate, and must pass a number of qualifications.
A deposit of $2,000 will be required for a candidate for the House of Representatives or the Senate, which is refunded if the candidate is elected or gains at least 4% of the first preference vote.[20][21] Between 10 and 27 days must be allowed after the issue of writs before the close of nominations.[17]
^The Coalition formally comprises the Liberal Party and National Party. Federal parliamentary members of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and Country Liberal Party (Northern Territory) sit in the party room of either the Liberal or National parties according to the individual members' preference or internal party arrangements.
^Robbie Katter is party leader but is not contesting the federal election.
^Craig Kelly is party leader but is not a member of the 47th parliament.
References
^"Australian Federal Election 2022 Live Results". ABC News. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^"Senate Results". ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^Hitch, Georgia (30 May 2022). "Peter Dutton elected new Liberal Party leader, Sussan Ley becomes deputy leader". ABC News.
^Paul Karp (23 December 2022). "Nationals MP Andrew Gee quits party citing its opposition to Indigenous voice". The Guardian.
^Lundie, Rob; Schatz, Laura; Muller, Damon (13 January 2020). "'So when is the next election?': Australian elections timetable as at January 2020". Parliamentary Library of Australia, Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^"AEC returns writs for 2022 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^Riga, Jessica (10 April 2022). "Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces May 21 election". ABC. from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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The next Australian federal election will be held some time in or before 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia All 151 seats in the House of Representatives and likely 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate will be contested It is expected that at this election the Labor government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be seeking re election to a second term in office opposed by the Liberal National Coalition under Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton Next Australian federal election 2022 On or before 24 May 2025 half Senate On or before 28 September 2025 House of Representatives All 151 seats in the House of Representatives76 seats are needed for a majority 40 of the 76 seats in the SenateOpinion polls Leader Anthony Albanese Peter Dutton Adam BandtParty Labor Liberal National Coalition GreensLeader s seat Grayndler NSW Dickson Qld Melbourne Vic Last election 77 seats 58 seats 4 seatsCurrent seats 77 seats 57 seats 4 seatsSeats needed 19 72Incumbent Prime MinisterAnthony AlbaneseLabor Contents 1 Background 1 1 Previous election 1 2 Composition of parliament 2 State of electorates 2 1 Redistribution 3 Voter registration 4 Election date 5 Candidates 5 1 Parties 6 Opinion polling 6 1 Primary vote 6 2 Two party preferred 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesBackground EditPrevious election Edit Main article 2022 Australian federal election See also Results of the 2022 Australian federal election House of Representatives See also Results of the 2022 Australian federal election Senate At the previous election in May 2022 the Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese formed government winning 77 seats in the House of Representatives enough for a three seat majority whilst the Liberal National Coalition claimed 58 seats and went into opposition A record number of 16 seats were won by other parties and independents four to the Greens one each to Centre Alliance Katter s Australian Party and the remaining 10 by independents forming the crossbench 1 In the Senate Labor made no gains and remained steady at 26 seats overall whilst the Coalition lost some seats and retained only 32 seats The Greens made gains and increased their share of seats to 12 One Nation maintained at 2 seats Centre Alliance and Rex Patrick Team each lost their sole Senate seat while Jacqui Lambie Network gained a second seat David Pocock was also elected as an independent Senator while United Australia Party also gained a Senate seat This meant the Labor required 13 additional votes to pass legislation 2 Composition of parliament Edit The 47th Parliament opened on 26 July 2022 The Liberal Party entered the parliament with a new leader with former defence and home affairs minister Peter Dutton replacing the outgoing prime minister Scott Morrison 3 On 23 December 2022 Nationals MP for Calare Andrew Gee left the party and became an Independent following the party s decision to publicly oppose an Indigenous Voice to Parliament This meant that the Crossbench increased to 17 seats with the Coalition decreasing to 57 seats 4 State of electorates EditRedistribution Edit See also Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives and Redistribution Australia The Australian Electoral Commission is required one year after the first sitting day for a new House of Representatives to determine the number of members to which each State and Territory is entitled If the number in any state changes a redistribution will be required in those states A redistribution will be postponed if it would begin within one year of the expiration of the House of Representatives Voter registration EditEnrollment of eligible voters is compulsory Voters must notify the AEC within 8 weeks of a change of address or after turning 18 The electoral rolls are closed for new enrollments or update of details about a week after the issue of writs for election 5 Enrollment is optional for 16 or 17 year olds but they cannot vote until they turn 18 6 and persons who have applied for Australian citizenship may also apply for provisional enrollment which takes effect on the granting of citizenship 7 Election date EditSee also Electoral system of Australia Election day Election type Earliest date Latest dateSimultaneous half Senate and House of Representatives 3 August 2024 24 May 2025House of Representatives 28 September 2025Half Senate 3 August 2024 24 May 2025Double dissolution requires trigger 29 March 2025The election of senators must take place within one year before the terms expire for half Senate elections 8 so that the writs for a half Senate election cannot be issued earlier than 1 July 2024 Since campaigns are for a minimum of 33 days the earliest possible date for a simultaneous House half Senate election is Saturday 3 August 2024 9 The latest that a half Senate election could be held must allow time for the votes to be counted and the writs to be returned before the newly elected senators take office on 1 July 2025 The previous election s writs were returned on 24 June 2022 34 days after the 2022 federal election 10 Using this time frame the last possible date for a half Senate election to take place is Saturday 24 May 2025 A double dissolution a deadlock breaking provision to dissolve both houses of parliament cannot be called within six months before the date of the expiry of the House of Representatives 11 The constitutional and legal provisions which impact on the choice of election dates include 12 13 Section 12 of the Constitution says The Governor of any State may cause writs to be issued for the election of Senators for that State 14 Section 13 of the Constitution provides that the election of senators shall be held in the period of twelve months before the places become vacant 8 Section 28 of the Constitution says Every House of Representatives shall continue for three years from the first sitting of the House and no longer but may be sooner dissolved by the Governor General 15 Since the 47th Parliament of Australia opened on 26 July 2022 it will expire on 25 July 2025 Section 32 of the Constitution says The writs shall be issued within ten days from the expiry of a House of Representatives or from the proclamation of a dissolution thereof 16 Ten days after 25 July 2025 is 4 August 2025 Section 156 1 of the CEA says The date fixed for the nomination of the candidates shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 27 days after the date of the writ 17 Twenty seven days after 4 August 2025 is 31 August 2025 Section 157 of the CEA says The date fixed for the polling shall not be less than 23 days nor more than 31 days after the date of nomination 18 Thirty one days after 31 August 2025 is 1 October 2025 a Wednesday Section 158 of the CEA says The day fixed for the polling shall be a Saturday 19 The Saturday before 1 October 2025 is 28 September 2025 which was the latest possible date for the lower house election Candidates EditCandidates for either house must be formally nominated with the Electoral Commission The nomination for a party endorsed candidate must be signed by the Registered Officer of a party registered under the Electoral Act 100 signatures of eligible voters are required for an independent candidate as per section 166 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 A candidate can nominate for only one electorate and must pass a number of qualifications A deposit of 2 000 will be required for a candidate for the House of Representatives or the Senate which is refunded if the candidate is elected or gains at least 4 of the first preference vote 20 21 Between 10 and 27 days must be allowed after the issue of writs before the close of nominations 17 Parties Edit See also List of political parties in Australia The table below lists party representation in the 47th Parliament Name Ideology Party leader House seats Senate seatsAustralian Labor Party Social democracy Anthony Albanese 77 151 26 76Coalition a Liberal Party Liberal conservatism Peter Dutton 57 151 32 76National Party Agrarianism David LittleproudAustralian Greens Green politics Adam Bandt 4 151 12 76Jacqui Lambie Network Tasmanian regionalism Jacqui Lambie 0 151 2 76Pauline Hanson s One Nation Right wing populism Pauline Hanson 0 151 2 76Centre Alliance Social liberalism None 1 151 0 76Katter s Australian Party Agrarianism None b 1 151 0 76United Australia Party Right wing populism None c 0 151 1 76Independents 11 151 1 76Opinion polling EditThis section is an excerpt from Opinion polling for the next Australian federal election Graphical summary edit Primary vote Edit Graphical summary of opinion polls for voting intention Two party preferred Edit Graphical summary of opinion polls for two party preferred voting intention See also EditList of political parties in AustraliaNotes Edit The Coalition formally comprises the Liberal Party and National Party Federal parliamentary members of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and Country Liberal Party Northern Territory sit in the party room of either the Liberal or National parties according to the individual members preference or internal party arrangements Robbie Katter is party leader but is not contesting the federal election Craig Kelly is party leader but is not a member of the 47th parliament References Edit Australian Federal Election 2022 Live Results ABC News Retrieved 2 June 2022 Senate Results ABC News Retrieved 22 June 2022 Hitch Georgia 30 May 2022 Peter Dutton elected new Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley becomes deputy leader ABC News Paul Karp 23 December 2022 Nationals MP Andrew Gee quits party citing its opposition to Indigenous voice The Guardian Section 155 Date for close of Rolls Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 31 July 2017 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Enrol to vote Australian Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 1 October 2019 Retrieved 23 April 2021 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 s 99A a b Section 13 Rotation of Senators Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Lundie Rob Schatz Laura Muller Damon 13 January 2020 So when is the next election Australian elections timetable as at January 2020 Parliamentary Library of Australia Parliament of Australia Retrieved 2 April 2021 AEC returns writs for 2022 federal election Australian Electoral Commission 24 June 2022 Retrieved 26 July 2022 Section 57 Disagreement between the Houses Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Retrieved 2 April 2021 Lundie Rob 25 June 2009 Australian elections timetable Parliamentary Library of Australia Parliament of Australia Archived from the original on 8 January 2011 Riga Jessica 10 April 2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces May 21 election ABC Archived from the original on 9 April 2022 Retrieved 9 April 2022 Section 12 Issue of writs Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 29 February 2020 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Section 28 Duration of House of Representatives Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 18 August 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Section 32 Writs for general election Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 18 August 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2021 a b Section 156 Date of nomination Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Section 157 Date of polling Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 31 July 2016 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Section 158 Polling to be on a Saturday Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 April 2021 The Electoral Legislation Amendment Modernisation and Other Measures Act 2019 which came into effect on 1 March 2019 Candidates Handbook Federal elections and by elections Version 8 PDF Australian Electoral Commission 2 October 2020 p 6 ISBN 9781921427367 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Next Australian federal election amp oldid 1129807490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
