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Election Dates

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Federal Election Results

Federal Elections
2007 - 2004 - 2001
1998 - 1996 - 1993
1990 - 1987 - 1984
1983 - 1980 - 1977
1975 - 1974 - 1972

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Federal and State Election Dates Since 1945

Elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council take place every May. Where separate elections were held for other Legislative Councils, or for the Senate, the dates are given in brackets.

Australian Federal, State & Territory Election Dates

YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

1945 - - 10 Nov - - - - - -
1946 28 Sep - (15 June) - 4 May - 23 Nov - -
1947 - 3 May 8 Nov 3 May 15 Mar 8 Mar - - -
1948 - - - - (8 May) - (21 Aug) - -
1949 10 Dec - (18 June) - - - - - -
1950 - 17 June 13 May 29 Apr 25 Mar
(6 May) 4 Mar 6 May - -
1951 28 Apr DD - - - - - - - -
1952 - - (21 June)
6 Dec - (3 May) - - - -
1953 (9 May) 14 Feb - 7 Mar 14 Feb 7 Mar - - -
1954 29 May - - - (8 May) - - - -
YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

1955 10 Dec - 28 May
(18 June) - - - 19 Feb - -
1956 - 3 Mar - 19 May 7 Apr 3 Mar 13 Oct - -
1957 - - - 3 Aug - - - - -
1958 22 Nov - 31 May
(21 June) - (10 May) - - - -
1959 - 21 Mar - - 21 Mar 7 Mar 2 May - -
1960 - - - 28 May (30 Apr) - - - -
1961 9 Dec - 15 July - - - - - -
1962 - 3 Mar - - 31 Mar
(12 May) 3 Mar - - -
1963 30 Nov - - 1 June - - - - -
1964 (5 Dec) - 27 June - - - 2 May - -
YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

1965 - 1 May - - 20 Feb 6 Mar - - -
1966 26 Nov - - 28 May - - - - -
1967 (25 Nov) - 29 Apr - - - - - -
1968 - 24 Feb - - 23 Mar 2 Mar - - -
1969 25 Oct - - 17 May - - 10 May - -
1970 (21 Nov) - 30 May - - 30 May - - -
1971 - 13 Feb - - 20 Feb - - - -
1972 2 Dec - - 27 May - - 22 Apr - -
1973 - 17 Nov 19 May - - 10 Mar - - -
1974 18 May DD - - 7 Dec 30 Mar - - 19 Oct -
YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

1975 13 Dec DD - - - - 12 July - - -
1976 - 1 May 20 Mar - - - 11 Dec - -
1977 10 Dec - - 12 Nov 19 Feb 17 Sep - 13 Aug -
1978 - 7 Oct - - - - - - -
1979 - - 5 May - - 15 Sep 28 July - -
1980 18 Oct - - 29 Nov 23 Feb - - 7 June -
1981 - 19 Sep - - - - - - -
1982 - - 3 Apr - - 6 Nov 15 May - -
1983 5 Mar DD - - 22 Oct 19 Feb - - 3 Dec -
1984 1 Dec 24 Mar - - - - - - -
YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

1985 - - 2 Mar - - 7 Dec - - -
1986 - - - 1 Nov 8 Feb - 8 Feb - -
1987 11 July DD - - - - - - 7 Mar -
1988 - 19 Mar 1 Oct - - - - - -
1989 - - - 2 Dec 4 Feb 25 Nov 13 May - 4 Mar
1990 24 Mar - - - - - - 27 Oct -
1991 - 25 May - - - - - - -
1992 - - 3 Oct 19 Sept - - 1 Feb - 15 Feb
1993 13 Mar - - - 6 Feb 11 Dec - - -
1994 - - - - - - - 4 June -
YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

1995 - 25 Mar - 15 July - - - - 18 Feb
1996 2 Mar - 30 Mar - 14 Dec - 24 Feb - -
1997 - - - - - 11 Oct - 30 Aug -
1998 3 Oct - - 13 Jun - - 29 Aug - 21 Feb
1999 - 27 Mar 18 Sep - - - - - -
2000 - - - - - - - - -
2001 10 Nov - - 17 Feb 10 Feb - - 18 Aug 20 Oct

2002 - - 30 Nov - - 09 Feb 20 Jul - -

2003 - 22 Mar - - - - - -

2004 09 Oct - - 07 Feb - - - - 16 Oct

YEAR AUST NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

2005 - - - - 26 Feb - - 18 Jun -

2006 - - 25 Nov 9 Sep - 18 Mar 18 Mar - -

2007 24 Nov 24 Mar - - - - - - -

2008 - - - - - - - 09 Aug 18 Oct

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