August 12 Set As Date For Isaacs By-Election

The voters of the Melbourne electorate of Isaacs will go to the polls on Saturday 12 August to elect a replacement for the former Labor member, Greg Wilton.

The date was announced by the House of Representatives Speaker, Neil Andrew, before Question Time commenced today. The timetable for the by-election is:

• Fri 30 Jun - Issue of Writ
• Fri 11 Jul - Close of Rolls
• Thu 13 Jul - Close of Nominations
• Sat 12 Aug - Polling Day
• Sun 08 Oct - Return of Writ on or before this date

The Speaker of the House is given responsibility under Section 33 of the Constitution to issue writs to fill vacancies in the lower house.

This will be the first by-election held during this Parliament.

• House of Representatives By-Elections Since 1901

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