Election in Australia.

Description of election in Australia.......

Elections in Australia take place periodically to elect the legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, as well as for each Australian state and territory. 

The elections for the Australian Parliament are held under a single federal electoral system, and there are different systems for each Australian state and territory.Part IV of Chapter 1 of the Australian Constitution briefly deals with eligibility for voting and election to the federal Australian Parliament. It does not prescribe how elections should be conducted.

Voting is almost entirely conducted by paper ballot and is compulsory for adults, although many eligible voters choose not to vote or vote incorrectly.

    
Population (as of July 1, 2013)=22,262,501
Elections in our database=13
   
Registered Voters (as of Sept. 7, 2013)=14,704,070
   
Average Turnout=94.54%

Election For         Date                Votes               Registered      Turn
                                                                            Voters             Out
Senate                   2013-09-07     13,822,999     14,704,070     94.01%
House of
Representatives     2013-09-07     13,726,118     14,704,070     93.35%
Senate                    2010-08-21     13,217,393     14,030,528     94.2%
House of
Representatives     2010-08-21     12,930,814     14,030,528     92.16%
Senate                    2007-11-24     12,987,814     13,645,073     95.18%
House of
Representatives     2007-11-24     12,930,814     13,645,073     94.77%
Senate                    2004-10-09     -                      13,064,678     -
House of
Representatives     2004-10-09     12,354,983     13,064,678     94.57%
House of
Representatives     2001-11-10     12,054,455     12,636,631     95.39%
Senate                    2001-11-10     12,054,455     12,636,631     95.39%
Referendum           1999-11-06     11,785,035     12,392,040     95.1%
House of
Representatives     1998-10-03      11,545,201     12,154,050     94.99%
Senate                    198-10-03        11,587,365     12,154,050     95.34%