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Though the immediate justification for compulsory voting at the federal level was the low voter turnout (59.38%) [32] at the 1922 federal election, down from 71.59% at the 1919 federal election, its introduction was a condition of the Country Party agreeing to form an alliance with the then minority Nationalist Party.
A strong factor affecting voter turnout is whether voting is compulsory, as countries that enforce compulsory voting tend to have far higher voter turnout rates. [12] For example, in Australia , voter registration and attendance at a polling booth have been mandatory since the 1920s, with the 2016 federal election having turnout figures of 91% ...
To date, the election is the most decisive result at any Australian state or federal election since Federation, in terms of both percentage of lower house seats controlled by the governing party (89.8%) and two-party preferred margin. [35] [36] Map displaying Labor's landslide victory at the 2021 Western Australian state election.
The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government , led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison , sought to win a fourth consecutive term in office but was defeated by the opposition Labor Party , led by Anthony Albanese .
The legislation also made it clear that no person could vote more than once at each election. In 1908, a permanent electoral roll was established and in 1911 it became compulsory for eligible voters to enrol. Compulsory enrolment led to a large increase in voter turnout, even though voting was still voluntary.
The number of seats won by each party in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election were: Coalition 58, Labor 77, Australian Greens 4, Centre Alliance 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, and Independents 10.
The 2024 South Australian First Nations Voice election was held on 16 March 2024 to elect the inaugural members of the First Nations Voice to Parliament, an advisory body for Indigenous Australians to the Parliament of South Australia. Unlike state and federal elections, voting was not compulsory, and voter turnout was low.
The first three national elections resulted in minority governments. The world’s first ever Labor Party Prime Minister took office in Australia in 1904, though Labor governed in minority. The first majority government was formed in 1909, when the Protectionist Party merged with the Free Trade Party in an anti-socialist alliance.