Difference between revisions of "Congress of Australia"
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| − | Congress of | + | '''Congress of Australia''' is sometimes referred to as the '''Senate of Australia''', hence the elected officials are referred to as '''Senators''' instead of Congress members. '''[[Speaker of the Congress of Australia]]''' was an active position until 2011, a role that one of the [[Congress member]]s (Senators) held. |
| − | The [[Congress elections|Congressional/Senate elections]] take place on the 25th day of each month. Only the top 5 parties can | + | The [[Congress elections|Congressional/Senate elections]] take place on the 25th day of each month. Only the top 5 parties can nominate candidates for the elections. |
| − | Until October 2008, Congressional/Senate Elections were held as part of the general elections which included both [[Presidential elections|Presidential]] & Congressional Elections and they were held on the 1st of each month. Up to this point, citizens voted for the party list in a certain region, not the individual | + | Until October 2008, Congressional/Senate Elections were held as part of the general elections which included both [[Presidential elections|Presidential (Prime Minister)]] & Congressional/Senate Elections and they were held on the 1st of each month. Up to this point, citizens voted for the party list in a certain region, not the individual candidates. |
From October 2008 up to September 2012, citizens voted for an individual candidate on a party list in a certain region. As of September 2012, citizens vote for lists of party representatives instead of individual candidates which is valid for a whole country, not a certain region. | From October 2008 up to September 2012, citizens voted for an individual candidate on a party list in a certain region. As of September 2012, citizens vote for lists of party representatives instead of individual candidates which is valid for a whole country, not a certain region. | ||
| − | The first [[Congress elections|Congressional/Senate elections]] in {{CountryLink|Australia}} were held on eDay 11 (''{{HistoryDate|11}}'') when first ever general elections were held in the [[New World]]. Unfortunately, not a lot of data is known from this period and the first known results are from December 2008. | + | '''The first [[Congress elections|Congressional/Senate elections]]''' in {{CountryLink|Australia}} were held on eDay 11 (''{{HistoryDate|11}}'') when first ever general elections were held in the [[New World]]. Unfortunately, not a lot of data is known from this period and the first known results are from December 2008. |
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Revision as of 12:27, 16 August 2022
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Congress of Australia is sometimes referred to as the Senate of Australia, hence the elected officials are referred to as Senators instead of Congress members. Speaker of the Congress of Australia was an active position until 2011, a role that one of the Congress members (Senators) held.
The Congressional/Senate elections take place on the 25th day of each month. Only the top 5 parties can nominate candidates for the elections.
Until October 2008, Congressional/Senate Elections were held as part of the general elections which included both Presidential (Prime Minister) & Congressional/Senate Elections and they were held on the 1st of each month. Up to this point, citizens voted for the party list in a certain region, not the individual candidates.
From October 2008 up to September 2012, citizens voted for an individual candidate on a party list in a certain region. As of September 2012, citizens vote for lists of party representatives instead of individual candidates which is valid for a whole country, not a certain region.
The first Congressional/Senate elections in 
Australia were held on eDay 11 (1 December 2007) when first ever general elections were held in the New World. Unfortunately, not a lot of data is known from this period and the first known results are from December 2008.
Congress elections in Australia
- Congress of Australia 2008
- Congress of Australia 2009
- Congress of Australia 2010
- Congress of Australia 2011
- Congress of Australia 2012
- Congress of Australia 2013
- Congress of Australia 2014
- Congress of Australia 2015
- Congress of Australia 2016
- Congress of Australia 2017
- Congress of Australia 2018
- Congress of Australia 2019
- Congress of Australia 2020
- Congress of Australia 2021
- Congress of Australia 2022
Numbers of Congress seats by parties
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