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Part 3 - Elections - Election dates
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Election dates
Unless otherwise specified, elections are for the House of Representatives and half the Senate. A double
(or simultaneous) dissolution election is for both the House of Representatives and the entire Senate.
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1901
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29-30 March
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1903
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16 December
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1906
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12 December
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1910
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13 April
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1913
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31 May
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1914
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5 September
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Double dissolution
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1917
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5 May
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1919
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13 December
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1922
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16 December
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1925
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14 November
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1928
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17 November
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1929
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12 October
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House of Representatives
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1931
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19 December
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1934
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15 September
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1937
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23 October
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1940
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21 September
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1943
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21 August
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1946
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28 September
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1949
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10 December
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1951
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28 April
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Double dissolution
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1953
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9 May
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Half-Senate
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1954
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29 May
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House of Representatives
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1955
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10 December
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1958
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22 November
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1961
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9 December
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1963
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30 November
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House of Representatives
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1964
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5 December
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Half-Senate
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1966
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26 November
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House of Representatives
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1967
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25 November
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Half-Senate
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1969
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25 October
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House of Representatives
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1970
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21 November
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Half-Senate
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1972
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2 December
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House of Representatives
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1974
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18 May
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Double dissolution
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1975
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13 December
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Double dissolution
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1977
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10 December
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1980
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18 October
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1983
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5 March
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Double dissolution
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1984
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1 December
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1987
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11 July
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Double dissolution
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1990
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24 March
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1993
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13 March
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1996
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2 March
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1998
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3 October
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2001
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10 November
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2004
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9 October
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2007
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24 November
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2010
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21 August
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