This table shows the date of every Federal, State and Territory election since 1901.
The original table – Federal and State Election Dates Since 1945 – was taken from Abiding Interests, a book by former prime minister Gough Whitlam, published in 1997. The table has been extended to show every election since 1901.
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.
The table shows that 1942 and 2000 are the only years since Federation in which no federal, state or territory elections were held.
A full list and analysis of Federal Election Dates Since 1901 is available here.
Australian Federal, State & Territory Election Dates Since 1901 |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1901 |
Mar 29-30 |
Jul 03 |
(Sep 12) |
– |
Apr 24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1902 |
– |
– |
(Sep 12) 1 Oct |
Mar 11 |
– |
May 03 |
– |
– |
– |
1903 |
Dec 16 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Apr 02 |
– |
– |
1904 |
– |
Aug 06 |
Jun 01 |
Aug 27 |
Jun 28 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1905 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
27/10-24/11 |
May 27 |
– |
– |
– |
1906 |
Dec 12 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Nov 03 |
Mar 29 |
– |
– |
1907 |
– |
Sep 10 |
Mar 15 (Jun 04) |
May 18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1908 |
– |
– |
Dec 29 |
Feb 05 |
11/9-23/10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1909 |
– |
– |
– |
Oct 02 |
– |
– |
Apr 30 |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1910 |
Apr 13 |
Oct 14 |
(Jun 02) |
– |
– |
Apr 02 |
– |
– |
– |
1911 |
– |
– |
Nov 16 |
– |
Oct 03 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1912 |
– |
– |
– |
Apr 27 |
– |
Feb 10 |
Apr 30 |
– |
– |
1913 |
May 31 |
Dec 06 |
(Jun 06) |
– |
– |
– |
Jan 23 |
– |
– |
1914 |
Sep 05 (DD) |
– |
Nov 26 |
– |
Oct 21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1915 |
– |
– |
– |
May 22 |
– |
Mar 27 |
– |
– |
– |
1916 |
– |
– |
(Jun 01) |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 23 |
– |
– |
1917 |
May 05 |
Mar 24 |
Nov 15 |
– |
Sep 29 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1918 |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 16 |
– |
Apr 06 |
– |
– |
– |
1919 |
Dec 13 |
– |
(Jun 05) |
– |
– |
– |
May 31 |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1920 |
– |
Mar 20 |
Oct 21 |
Oct 09 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1921 |
– |
– |
Aug 30 |
– |
Mar 12 |
Apr 09 |
– |
– |
– |
1922 |
Dec 16 |
Mar 25 |
(May 31) |
– |
– |
– |
Jun 10 |
– |
– |
1923 |
– |
– |
– |
May 12 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1924 |
– |
– |
Jun 26 |
– |
Mar 22 |
Apr 05 |
– |
– |
– |
1925 |
Nov 14 |
May 30 |
(Jun 04) |
– |
– |
– |
Jun 03 |
– |
– |
1926 |
– |
– |
– |
May 08 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1927 |
– |
Oct 08 |
Apr 09 |
– |
Mar 26 |
Mar 26 |
– |
– |
– |
1928 |
Nov 17 |
– |
(Jun 02) |
– |
– |
– |
May 30 |
– |
– |
1929 |
Oct 12 |
– |
May 30 |
May 11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1930 |
– |
Oct 25 |
– |
– |
Apr 12 |
Apr 05 |
– |
– |
– |
1931 |
Dec 19 |
– |
(Jun 06) |
– |
– |
– |
May 09 |
– |
– |
1932 |
– |
Jun 11 |
May 14 |
Jun 11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1933 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Apr 08 |
Apr 08 |
– |
– |
– |
1934 |
Sep 15 |
– |
(Jun 09) |
– |
– |
– |
Jun 09 |
– |
– |
1935 |
– |
May 11 |
Mar 02 |
May 11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1936 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Feb 15 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1937 |
Oct 23 |
– |
(Jun 12) Oct 02 |
– |
– |
– |
Feb 20 |
– |
– |
1938 |
– |
Mar 26 |
– |
Apr 02 |
– |
Mar 19 |
– |
– |
– |
1939 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1940 |
Sep 21 |
– |
Mar 16 (Jun 15) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1941 |
– |
May 10 |
– |
Mar 29 |
– |
Mar 29 |
Dec 13 |
– |
– |
1942 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1943 |
Aug 21 |
– |
Jun 12 |
– |
Nov 20 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1944 |
– |
May 27 |
– |
Apr 15 |
– |
Apr 29 |
– |
– |
– |
1945 |
– |
– |
Nov 10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1946 |
Sep 28 |
– |
(June 15) |
– |
May 04 |
– |
Nov 23 |
– |
– |
1947 |
– |
May 03 |
Nov 08 |
May 03 |
Mar 15 |
Mar 08 |
– |
– |
– |
1948 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
(May 08) |
– |
(Aug 21) |
– |
– |
1949 |
Dec 10 |
– |
(June 18) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1950 |
– |
Jun 17 |
May 13 |
Apr 29 |
Mar 25 (May 06) |
Mar 04 |
May 06 |
– |
– |
1951 |
Apr 28 (DD) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1952 |
– |
– |
(Jun 21) Dec 06 |
– |
(May 03) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1953 |
(May 09) |
Feb 14 |
– |
Mar 07 |
Feb 14 |
Mar 07 |
– |
– |
– |
1954 |
May 29 |
– |
– |
– |
(May 08) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1955 |
Dec 10 |
– |
May 28 (June 18) |
– |
– |
– |
Feb 19 |
– |
– |
1956 |
– |
Mar 03 |
– |
May 19 |
Apr 07 |
Mar 03 |
Oct 13 |
– |
– |
1957 |
– |
– |
– |
Aug 03 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1958 |
Nov 22 |
– |
May 31 (Jun 21) |
– |
(May 10) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1959 |
– |
Mar 21 |
– |
– |
Mar 21 |
Mar 07 |
May 02 |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1960 |
– |
– |
– |
May 28 |
(Apr 30) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1961 |
Dec 09 |
– |
July 15 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1962 |
– |
Mar 03 |
– |
– |
Mar 31 (May 12) |
Mar 03 |
– |
– |
– |
1963 |
Nov 30 |
– |
– |
Jun 01 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1964 |
(Dec 05) |
– |
Jun 27 |
– |
– |
– |
May 02 |
– |
– |
1965 |
– |
May 01 |
– |
– |
Feb 20 |
Mar 06 |
– |
– |
– |
1966 |
Nov 26 |
– |
– |
May 28 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1967 |
(Nov 25) |
– |
Apr 29 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1968 |
– |
Feb 24 |
– |
– |
Mar 23 |
Mar 02 |
– |
– |
– |
1969 |
Oct 25 |
– |
– |
May 17 |
– |
– |
May 10 |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1970 |
(Nov 21) |
– |
May 30 |
– |
– |
May 30 |
– |
– |
– |
1971 |
– |
Feb 13 |
– |
– |
Feb 20 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1972 |
Dec 02 |
– |
– |
May 27 |
– |
– |
Apr 22 |
– |
– |
1973 |
– |
Nov 17 |
May 19 |
– |
– |
Mar 10 |
– |
– |
– |
1974 |
May 18 (DD) |
– |
– |
Dec 07 |
Mar 30 |
– |
– |
Oct 19 |
– |
1975 |
Dec 13 (DD) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Jul 12 |
– |
– |
– |
1976 |
– |
May 01 |
Mar 20 |
– |
– |
– |
Dec 11 |
– |
– |
1977 |
Dec 10 |
– |
– |
Nov 12 |
Feb 19 |
Sep 17 |
– |
Aug 13 |
– |
1978 |
– |
Oct 07 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1979 |
– |
– |
May 05 |
– |
– |
Sep 15 |
Jul 28 |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1980 |
Oct 18 |
– |
– |
Nov 29 |
Feb 23 |
– |
– |
Jun 07 |
– |
1981 |
– |
Sep 19 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1982 |
– |
– |
Apr 03 |
– |
– |
Nov 06 |
May 15 |
– |
– |
1983 |
Mar 05 (DD) |
– |
– |
Oct 22 |
Feb 19 |
– |
– |
Dec 03 |
– |
1984 |
Dec 01 |
Mar 24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1985 |
– |
– |
Mar 02 |
– |
– |
Dec 07 |
– |
– |
– |
1986 |
– |
– |
– |
Nov 01 |
Feb 08 |
– |
Feb 08 |
– |
– |
1987 |
Jul 11 (DD) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 07 |
– |
1988 |
– |
Mar 19 |
Oct 01 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1989 |
– |
– |
– |
Dec 02 |
Feb 04 |
Nov 25 |
May 13 |
– |
Mar 04 |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
1990 |
Mar 24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Oct 27 |
– |
1991 |
– |
May 25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1992 |
– |
– |
Oct 03 |
Sep 19 |
– |
– |
Feb 01 |
– |
Feb 15 |
1993 |
Mar 13 |
– |
– |
– |
Feb 06 |
Dec 11 |
– |
– |
– |
1994 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Jun 04 |
– |
1995 |
– |
Mar 25 |
– |
Jul 15 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Feb 18 |
1996 |
Mar 02 |
– |
Mar 30 |
– |
Dec 14 |
– |
Feb 24 |
– |
– |
1997 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Oct 11 |
– |
Aug 30 |
– |
1998 |
Oct 03 |
– |
– |
Jun 13 |
– |
– |
Aug 29 |
– |
Feb 21 |
1999 |
– |
Mar 27 |
Sep 18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
2000 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2001 |
Nov 10 |
– |
– |
Feb 17 |
Feb 10 |
– |
– |
Aug 18 |
Oct 20 |
2002 |
– |
– |
Nov 30 |
– |
– |
Feb 09 |
Jul 20 |
– |
– |
2003 |
– |
Mar 22 |
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2004 |
Oct 09 |
– |
– |
Feb 07 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Oct 16 |
2005 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Feb 26 |
– |
– |
Jun 18 |
– |
2006 |
– |
– |
Nov 25 |
Sep 09 |
– |
Mar 18 |
Mar 18 |
– |
– |
2007 |
Nov 24 |
Mar 24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2008 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Sep 06 |
– |
– |
Aug 09 |
Oct 18 |
2009 |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
2010 |
Aug 21 |
– |
Nov 27 |
– |
– |
Mar 20 |
Mar 20 |
– |
– |
2011 |
– |
Mar 26 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2012 |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 24 |
– |
– |
– |
Aug 25 |
Oct 20 |
2013 |
Sep 07 |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 09 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2014 |
(Apr 05 WA) |
– |
Nov 29 |
– |
– |
Mar 15 |
Mar 15 |
– |
– |
2015 |
– |
Mar 28 |
– |
Jan 31 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2016 |
Jul 02 (DD) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Aug 27 |
Oct 15 |
2017 |
– |
– |
– |
Nov 25 |
Mar 11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2018 |
– |
– |
Nov 24 |
– |
– |
Mar 17 |
Mar 03 |
– |
– |
2019 |
May 18 |
Mar 23 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
YEAR |
AUST |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
2020 |
– |
– |
– |
Oct 31 |
– |
– |
– |
Aug 22 |
Oct 17 |
2021 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Mar 13 |
– |
May 01 |
– |
– |
2022 |
May 21 |
– |
Nov 26 |
– |
– |
Mar 19 |
– |
– |
– |
2023 |
– |
Mar 25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2024 |
– |
– |
– |
Oct 26 |
– |
– |
Mar 23 |
Aug 24 |
Oct 19 |
Forthcoming Elections
All states and territories have fixed-term election dates, except for Tasmania. The next federal election is also not fixed, although a half-Senate election must be held by June 30, 2025, so a House and Senate election is most likely to be held between August 2024 and May 2025.
– Northern Territory – Saturday, August 24, 2024
– Australian Capital Territory – Saturday, October 19, 2024
– Queensland – Saturday, October 26, 2024
– Federal – between August 2024 and May 2025 – non-fixed House term
– Western Australia – Saturday, March 8, 2025
– South Australia – Saturday, March 21, 2026
– Victoria – Saturday, November 28, 2026
– New South Wales – Between January 30 and March 27, 2027; the second date is Easter Saturday, so the election is unlikely to be held on that day. Under the terms of the Constitution Act 1902, the election can be held up to two months earlier.
– Tasmania – The four-year-term in Tasmania was cut short by one year due to the March 23, 2024 election. The next election will be due around March 2028.