Timeline of Australian elections

This article provides a timeline of elections in Australia, including all the colonial, state, territorial and federal elections. The information starts from when each state or territory held its first election, and continues through to the present day.

About the tables

The background colour indicates which party won the election.All six states and both territories have established limits on the length of a parliamentary term, with the federal parliament limited to three years, and all state and territorial parliaments limited to a four-year term. In addition the federal government have changed to fixed election dates every three years, and both territories and all states except Tasmania have changed to fixed election dates every four years. For these legislatures, the box is shown as running until the next scheduled election, but one could still be earlier if the government falls due to a motion of no confidence.

ColourPartyColourParty
LaborLiberal
Country/NationalLiberal National
Country LiberalUnited Australia
CPNPNationalist
Free Trade/Anti-SocialistCommonwealth Liberal
ProgressiveLiberal and Country League
LiberalProtectionist
OppositionLiberal Reform
NonpartisanMinisterial

1851–1900

YearWASAQldNSWVicTas
18561st1st1st
18571st
18582nd
18593rd2nd
18602nd1st4th
18613rd2nd
18623rd3rd
18632nd
18644th
18654th5th
18665th4th
18673rd
18685th4th6th
1869
18706th5th6th
18717th6th7th5th
18727th6th
18737th
18748th
18758th8th
1876
18779th9th7th
18789th8th
187910th
188010th11th
188110th
188211th8th
18839th12th
188411th
188512th
188613th9th
188712th13th
188810th
188914th14th
18901st13th
189115th10th
189215th
189314th11th11th
18942nd16th16th
189517th
189615th12th
18973rd17th12th
189818th
189916th13th
190018th13th
YearWASAQldNSWVicTas

1901–1973

YearWASAQldNSWVicTas Federal
19014th19th1st
190217th14th19th
190314th2nd
19045th15th20th20th
19056th18th
190619th15th3rd
190716th21st21st
19087th17th22nd
190918th16th
191020th22nd4th
19118th23rd
191221st19th17th
191323rd18th5th
19149th24th6th
191522nd20th
191619th
191710th24th25th7th
191823rd21st
191920th8th
192022nd25th26th
192111th24th27th
192226th21st9th
192323rd
192412th25th28th
192527th22nd10th
192624th
192713th26th28th29th
192823rd11th
192925th30th12th
193014th27th29th
193124th13th
193226th30th31st
193315th28th
193425th14th
193527th31st32nd
193616th
193733rd26th15th
193829th28th32nd
193917th
194034th16th
194130th29th33rd27th
1942
194318th35th17th
194431st30th34th
194536th
194628th18th
194719th32nd31st35th37th
194829th
194919th
195020th33rd32nd36th38th30th
195120th
195239th
195321st34th33rd37th
195421st
195540th31st22nd
195622nd35th34th38th32nd
195735th
195841st23rd
195923rd36th39th33rd
196036th
196142nd24th
196224th37th40th
196337th25th
196443rd34th
196525th38th41st
196638th26th
196744th
196826th39th42nd
196939th35th27th
197040th45th
197127th43rd
197240th36th28th
197341st44th46th
YearWASAQldNSWVicTas Federal

1974–present

YearWASANTQldNSWACTVicTas Federal
197428th1st41st29th
197542nd30th
197645th47th37th
197729th43rd2nd42nd31st
197846th
197944th48th38th
198030th3rd43rd32nd
198147th
198245th49th39th
198331st4th44th33rd
198448th34th
198546th50th
198632nd45th40th
19875th35th
198849th51st
198933rd47th46th1st41st
19906th36th
199150th
199247th2nd52nd42nd
199334th48th37th
19947th
199548th51st3rd
199635th53rd43rd38th
199749th8th
199849th4th44th39th
199952nd54th
2000
200136th9th50th5th40th
200250th55th45th
200353rd
200451st6th41st
200537th10th
200651st52nd56th46th
200754th42nd
200838th11th7th
200953rd
201052nd57th47th43rd
201155th
201212th54th8th
201339th44th
201453rd58th48th
201555th56th
201613th9th45th
201740th56th
201854th59th49th
201957th46th
202014th57th10th
202141st50th
202255th60th47th
202358th
202415th58th11th51st
202542nd48th
202656th61st
202759th
202852nd
YearWASANTQldNSWACTVicTas Federal

See also

References

"Australian Politics and Elections Database, The University of Western Australia". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 February 2018.