Australian state and territory elections
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Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory elections | 1 |
| Australian electoral system | 1 |
| Australian federal elections | 1 |
| Australian state and territory elections canonical | 1 |
| Northern Territory elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2678738 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australian state and territory elections Context triple: [2027 New South Wales state election, partOf, Australian state and territory elections]
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A.
Queensland state elections
Queensland state elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters choose representatives to the Queensland Parliament and ultimately determine who will govern the Australian state of Queensland.
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B.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
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C.
New South Wales state election
The New South Wales state election is a periodic Australian parliamentary election in which voters choose members of the New South Wales Parliament and determine which party forms the state government.
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D.
Australian electoral calendar 2023
The Australian electoral calendar 2023 is a schedule outlining all major federal, state, and territory elections and by-elections held across Australia during the year 2023.
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E.
2023 New South Wales state election
The 2023 New South Wales state election was a parliamentary election in Australia that resulted in a change of government, with the Labor Party defeating the incumbent Liberal–National Coalition to form a new state administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australian state and territory elections Target entity description: Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
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A.
Queensland state elections
Queensland state elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters choose representatives to the Queensland Parliament and ultimately determine who will govern the Australian state of Queensland.
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B.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
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C.
New South Wales state election
The New South Wales state election is a periodic Australian parliamentary election in which voters choose members of the New South Wales Parliament and determine which party forms the state government.
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D.
Australian electoral calendar 2023
The Australian electoral calendar 2023 is a schedule outlining all major federal, state, and territory elections and by-elections held across Australia during the year 2023.
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E.
2023 New South Wales state election
The 2023 New South Wales state election was a parliamentary election in Australia that resulted in a change of government, with the Labor Party defeating the incumbent Liberal–National Coalition to form a new state administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
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subnational election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
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surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
Australian states and territories ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ Northern Territory ⓘ Queensland ⓘ South Australia ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ Victoria ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| arePeriodic | true ⓘ |
| canInclude |
lower house elections
ⓘ
upper house elections ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| determine |
chief ministerships of territories
ⓘ
premierships of states ⓘ |
| electoralRollManagedBy | Australian Electoral Commission in most jurisdictions ⓘ |
| electoralSystemIncludes |
preferential voting
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proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects |
state governments
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state parliaments ⓘ territory governments ⓘ territory legislatures ⓘ |
| feature |
compulsory voting in most jurisdictions
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secret ballot ⓘ universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| governedBy |
state electoral laws
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territory electoral laws ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Australian state and territory elections
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Australian Capital Territory elections
New South Wales state election ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales state elections
Australian state and territory elections self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Territory elections
Queensland state elections ⓘ South Australian state elections ⓘ Tasmanian state elections ⓘ Victorian state elections ⓘ Western Australian state elections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Australian Greens
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Australian Labor Party ⓘ Liberal Party of Australia ⓘ National Party of Australia ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian state and territory elections
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Australian federal elections
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| supervisedBy |
state electoral commissions
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territory electoral commissions ⓘ |
| typicalTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingMethodIncludes |
in-person voting
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postal voting ⓘ pre-poll voting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Australian state and territory elections Description of subject: Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Australian electoral system
Australian state and territory elections
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hasPart
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Australian state and territory elections
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this entity surface form:
Australian Capital Territory elections
Australian state and territory elections
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hasPart
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Australian state and territory elections
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Northern Territory elections
Australian state and territory elections
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relatedTo
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Australian state and territory elections
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Australian federal elections