Australia will be holding a federal election on 3 May 2025.
Incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the ruling Labor Party is seeking re-election. Leader of the opposition Peter Dutton is the candidate for the Liberal-National coalition.
Under federal electoral law, it is compulsory for all eligible Australian citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums.
Australia has a bicameral parliament comprising of the upper house Senate and lower House of Representatives. The Senate has 76 senators who serve six-year terms and represent a state or territory. There are 12 from each state and two each from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The House of Representatives has 151 members who serve three-year terms and represent one geographic area of Australia.
Members of the House of Representatives are elected by full preferential voting. Each voter elects one member.
Senators are elected by single transferable vote and proportional representation. In states senators are elected from state-wide 12-member districts, and in territories from territory-wide two-member districts.
At this year’s election, voters will be electing 150 members of the House of Representatives following a change in boundaries and 40 senators.
Australia has a population of around 26.9 million and 17.3 million registered voters. Turnout in the 2022 election was 89.7%.