Victoria
28 November 2026
2026 Victorian state election
Official polling date published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Victorian Electoral Commission · verified 2 Aug 2026
Australian election calendar
Upcoming elections
The next general parliamentary election for the Commonwealth and every state and territory. Each entry states how certain the date is and cites the authoritative source.
Dates are not all equally certain. Calculated statutory dates are not
described as announced dates. By-elections, local elections and referendums are outside
this calendar unless separately added.
New South Wales
13 March 2027
2027 NSW state election
Official polling date published by the NSW Electoral Commission.
NSW Electoral Commission · verified 2 Aug 2026
Federal
Expected in 2028
Next Australian federal election
Legal window for the usual simultaneous House of Representatives and half-Senate election. A separate House-only election could occur later.
Normal simultaneous election window: 7 August 2027 to 20 May 2028.
Parliament of Australia · published 5 Aug 2025 · verified 2 Aug 2026
Northern Territory
26 August 2028
2028 Northern Territory election
Calculated from the statutory rule: the fourth Saturday in August every four years. The NTEC identifies August 2028 as the next election.
Northern Territory Electoral Commission · verified 2 Aug 2026
Australian Capital Territory
21 October 2028
2028 ACT Legislative Assembly election
Calculated from the statutory four-year cycle on the third Saturday in October. Elections ACT states the current members' terms end that day.
Elections ACT · verified 2 Aug 2026
Queensland
28 October 2028
2028 Queensland state election
Normal polling day under the Constitution of Queensland: the last Saturday in October in the fourth calendar year after the previous ordinary general election.
May be postponed by up to 35 days in exceptional circumstances.
Queensland Legislation · verified 2 Aug 2026
Western Australia
10 March 2029
2029 Western Australian state election
Calculated from the fixed cycle: conjoint general elections are held on the second Saturday in March every four years.
Western Australian Electoral Commission · verified 2 Aug 2026
Tasmania
By 2029, unless held earlier
Next Tasmanian House of Assembly election
The House of Assembly has a maximum term of four years, but the polling date is not fixed and the House may be dissolved earlier.
Tasmanian Electoral Commission · verified 2 Aug 2026
South Australia
16 March 2030
2030 South Australian state election
Calculated from the four-year cycle on the third Saturday in March, following the election held on 21 March 2026.
Parliament of South Australia · verified 2 Aug 2026
Separate parliamentary cycle
Tasmania’s Legislative Council
Two or three divisions vote each May on a rotating six-year cycle, separately from the House of Assembly.
May 2027
2027 periodic Legislative Council elections
Tasmania elects part of its Legislative Council every May on a six-year rotating cycle, separately from House of Assembly elections.
Divisions: Derwent, Mersey, Windermere
Tasmanian Electoral Commission · verified 2 Aug 2026
Methodology
What the labels mean
- Confirmed
- An electoral commission or other authoritative body has published the polling date.
- Fixed-cycle date
- Calculated directly from a statutory recurring rule; exceptional postponement may still be possible.
- Legal window
- No polling day has been announced, so the lawful or normal election range is shown.
- Not fixed
- The term or expected year is known, but an earlier election may be called.
- Periodic election
- A recurring partial election held separately from the jurisdiction's general election.