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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