Australian elections timetable 2012-2016

30 May 2012 | This background note provides a brief overview of the rules for determining the next Commonwealth, state, territory and local government elections.

The paper lists the date of the next election where this is fixed, or where applicable, the earliest and latest possible dates on which it may occur. For an explanation of the electoral systems for federal, state and territory jurisdictions see the research paper by Scott Bennett and Rob Lundie, Australian electoral systems.