Australian Election Tracker by OZE

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Next Australian federal election

A normal federal election elects all 150 members of the House of Representatives and usually 40 of the Senate's 76 places.

Expected in 2028 Legal window

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.

This is not yet an active candidate tracker. Foundation page only; the election date and candidates are not yet settled. The page establishes the correct address and basic parliamentary structure so later candidate, party and result data can be added without changing links.
Parliament
Bicameral
Members in parliament
226
Chambers
2 chambers
Expected election scope
150 House divisions and normally 40 Senate places

Structure and numbers

What voters elect

Lower house

House of Representatives

150 seats
Electorates
150 single-member electoral divisions
At this election
All 150 seats
Voting system
Full preferential voting; an absolute majority is required

Upper house

Senate

76 seats
Electorates
Six state contests and two territory contests
At this election
Normally 40 places at a simultaneous House and half-Senate election
Voting system
Preferential proportional representation
Term
State senators serve six years; territory terms follow the House

Important details

  • A double dissolution would put all 76 Senate places to election.
  • The AEC has determined that the House will remain at 150 seats for the next federal election.

Planned expansion

What can be added here later

When this election becomes active, this address can grow to include electorate or chamber indexes, individually sourced candidates, party coverage, key dates, polls where appropriate, open-data exports and official results.

Official references

Structure sources

Election date source: Parliament of Australia · published 5 Aug 2025 · verified 2 Aug 2026

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