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 |
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
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects |
state governments
ⓘ
state parliaments ⓘ territory governments ⓘ territory legislatures ⓘ |
| feature |
compulsory voting in most jurisdictions
ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| governedBy |
state electoral laws
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
territory electoral commissions ⓘ |
| typicalTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingMethodIncludes |
in-person voting
ⓘ
postal voting ⓘ pre-poll voting ⓘ |
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
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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
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this entity surface form:
Australian federal elections