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Introduction

Electoral System Features
- Overview
- Compulsory Voting
- Franchise
- Enrolment
- Secret Ballots
- Votes for Women
- Primary Votes
- Informal Votes
- Donkey Votes

Voting Systems
- Preferential
- Proportional
- First-Past-The-Post

Electoral Laws
- A.E.C.
- Cwlth Electoral Act

Election Dates

Election Timetable

Election Costs & Funding

Federal Election Results

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

By-Elections

State Elections

Electoral Reform

Voting Behaviour

Recent News Items
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- 2007 Election

Elections Quiz

Categories of Informal Voting

1987

Categories of Informal Voting House of Representatives - 1987 (%)
State	Blank	Writing/Scribble	Ticks, Crosses, etc	Defective Numbering
NSW	16.0	9.2	31.5	42.4
VIC	15.9	11.9	22.5	49.3
QLD	12.0	10.3	24.8	52.4
WA	14.9	7.5	20.5	56.7
SA	20.3	11.0	20.1	48.1
TAS	16.8	16.8	27.1	45.2
ACT	18.4	14.8	21.6	41.7
NT	13.7	12.7	32.9	40.4
AUS	15.9	10.1	25.3	48.0

Source: Australian Electoral Commission publications

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