Australian Electoral Commission
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The Australian Electoral Commission is the independent federal agency responsible for conducting national elections and referendums and maintaining the electoral roll in Australia.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T484760 — 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 Electoral Commission Context triple: [House of Representatives of Australia, electoralCommission, Australian Electoral Commission]
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A.
National Electoral Council
The National Electoral Council is Cuba’s central authority responsible for organizing, supervising, and validating the country’s electoral processes and referendums.
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B.
Electoral Assistance Division
The Electoral Assistance Division is a specialized unit within the United Nations that supports member states in organizing and strengthening credible, inclusive, and transparent electoral processes.
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C.
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission is Nigeria’s autonomous government body responsible for organizing, overseeing, and regulating federal and state elections across the country.
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D.
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral parliament responsible for making laws and governing the Australian Capital Territory, including the city of Canberra.
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E.
Australian government
The Australian government is the federal governing authority of Australia, responsible for national policy, legislation, and administration under a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
- 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 Electoral Commission Target entity description: The Australian Electoral Commission is the independent federal agency responsible for conducting national elections and referendums and maintaining the electoral roll in Australia.
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A.
National Electoral Council
The National Electoral Council is Cuba’s central authority responsible for organizing, supervising, and validating the country’s electoral processes and referendums.
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B.
Electoral Assistance Division
The Electoral Assistance Division is a specialized unit within the United Nations that supports member states in organizing and strengthening credible, inclusive, and transparent electoral processes.
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C.
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission is Nigeria’s autonomous government body responsible for organizing, overseeing, and regulating federal and state elections across the country.
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D.
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral parliament responsible for making laws and governing the Australian Capital Territory, including the city of Canberra.
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E.
Australian government
The Australian government is the federal governing authority of Australia, responsible for national policy, legislation, and administration under a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral management body
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independent statutory authority ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | state and territory electoral commissions ⓘ |
| conducts |
overseas voting for federal elections
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postal voting for federal elections ⓘ pre-poll voting for federal elections ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ElectoralCommissionerAppointedBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| employs | Australian Electoral Officer for each state and territory ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| governingAct | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.aec.gov.au/ ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Australian Electoral Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Australian Electoral Office
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| headquartersLocation | Canberra ⓘ |
| headquartersStateOrTerritory |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
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surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
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| isIndependentOf |
federal government of the day
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political parties ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | Electoral Commissioner ⓘ |
| logoText | Australian Electoral Commission self-link ⓘ |
| maintains | federal electoral roll ⓘ |
| mandate | to provide the Australian people with an independent electoral service ⓘ |
| monitors | compliance with federal electoral law ⓘ |
| operatesUnderPrinciple | political neutrality ⓘ |
| oversees |
House of Representatives elections
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Senate elections ⓘ federal referendum processes ⓘ |
| parentDepartment | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ⓘ |
| publishes |
federal election results
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guides for candidates ⓘ guides for voters ⓘ redistribution determinations ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conduct of federal by-elections
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conduct of federal elections ⓘ conduct of federal referendums ⓘ funding and disclosure of federal election campaign finances ⓘ maintenance of the Commonwealth electoral roll ⓘ public electoral education ⓘ redistribution of federal electoral boundaries ⓘ registration of political parties for federal elections ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | AEC ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem |
preferential voting for House of Representatives
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proportional representation for Senate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Australian Electoral Commission Description of subject: The Australian Electoral Commission is the independent federal agency responsible for conducting national elections and referendums and maintaining the electoral roll in Australia.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Electoral Commission
Australian Electoral Commission
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Australian Electoral Commission
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this entity surface form:
Australian Electoral Office
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Division of Kennedy
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Division of Hunter
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Division of Hunter
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Division of Hunter
this entity surface form:
Australian Electoral Commission roll (for ACT)
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Division of Paterson
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Division of Paterson
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Division of Cowper
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Division of Cowper
this entity surface form:
Australian Electoral Office
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
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established
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Australian Electoral Commission
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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
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implementedBy
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Australian Electoral Commission
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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
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oversightBodyCreated
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Australian Electoral Commission
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this entity surface form:
Australian Electoral Commission (three-member Commission)
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Division of Macquarie
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Division of Macquarie
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Division of Clark
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Division of Lyons