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Introduction

Electoral System Features
- Overview
- Compulsory Voting
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- 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

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- 2007 Election

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2007 Federal Election Timetable

Event	Date
Announcement of Election	Sunday 14 October 2007
Issue of Writ	Wednesday 17 October 2007
Deadline for new enrolment	Wednesday 17 October 2007 (8.00pm)
Close of Rolls for updating address	Tuesday 23 October 2007 (8.00pm)
Close of bulk nominations	Tuesday 30 October 2007 (12 noon)
Close of Nominations	Thursday 1 November 2007 (Noon)
Declaration of Nominations	Friday 2 November 2007 (Noon)
Polling Day	Saturday 24 November 2007 (8.00am-6.00pm)
Return of Writs House of Representatives Senate New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory	tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba tba

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