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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:politics
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:Australian_Electoral_Commission
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gptkbp:by-elections_possible
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yes
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gptkbp:can_trigger_double_dissolution
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yes
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gptkbp:casual_Senate_vacancies
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filled by state parliaments
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gptkbp:compulsory_enrolment
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yes
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gptkbp:compulsory_voting
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yes
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:double_dissolution
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both houses dissolved and re-elected
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gptkbp:election_advertising_blackout
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from midnight Wednesday before polling day
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gptkbp:election_campaign_period
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minimum 33 days
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gptkbp:election_funding
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public funding available
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gptkbp:electionMethod
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secret ballot
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gptkbp:electoral_divisions
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single-member for House, multi-member for Senate
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gptkbp:electoral_roll
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maintained by Australian Electoral Commission
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gptkbp:elects
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enfranchisement
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universal adult suffrage
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gptkbp:first-past-the-post
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not used
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gptkbp:firstHeld
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1901
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gptkbp:frequency
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every three years
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gptkbp:governingDocument
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gptkb:Australian_Constitution
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gptkbp:House_representation
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by population
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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federal elections in Australia
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gptkbp:informal_voting
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ballots not completed correctly are informal
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gptkbp:lastElection
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gptkb:2022_Australian_federal_election
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gptkbp:lower_house_term_length
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up to 3 years
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gptkbp:minimum_voting_age
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18
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gptkbp:next_scheduled_election
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gptkb:2025_Australian_federal_election
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gptkbp:number_of_House_seats
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151 (as of 2022)
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gptkbp:numberOfSenators
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76
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gptkbp:parliamentary_system
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gptkb:Westminster_system
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Australian_Greens
gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkb:National_Party_of_Australia
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
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gptkbp:postal_voting_available
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yes
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gptkbp:pre-poll_voting_available
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yes
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gptkbp:preferential_voting
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used in House and Senate
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gptkbp:proportional_representation
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used in Senate
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gptkbp:results_announced_by
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gptkb:Australian_Electoral_Commission
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gptkbp:scrutineers_allowed
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yes
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gptkbp:Senate_representation
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12 per state, 2 per territory
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gptkbp:upper_house_term_length
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6 years (half elected every 3 years)
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gptkbp:voter_registration
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compulsory
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
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typically above 90%
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gptkbp:voting_system_(House_of_Representatives)
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instant-runoff voting
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gptkbp:voting_system_(Senate)
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single transferable vote
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gptkbp:votingSystem
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Saturday
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918_(as_amended)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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