Federal and State Election Dates Since 1945

This table is taken from Gough Whitlam’s book, “Abiding Interests”. It has been updated from the original.

Elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council take place every May and are not shown here. 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
09 Sep
-
18 Mar
18 Mar
-
-
2007
24 Nov
24 Mar
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2008
-
-
-
-
06 Sep
-
-
09 Aug
18 Oct
2009
-
-
-
21 Mar
-
-
-
-
-
2010
21 Aug
-
27 Nov
-
-
20 Mar
20 Mar
-
-
2011
-
26 Mar
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2012
-
-
-
24 Mar
-
-
-
-
-
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