House of Representatives elections (usually concurrent)

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House of Representatives elections (usually concurrent) are the Australian federal polls held to choose members of the lower house of Parliament, typically scheduled to occur at the same time as Senate elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal election ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ
administeredBy Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ
associatedWith Australian Labor Party ⓘ
Australian party system ⓘ
Liberal–National Coalition ⓘ
ballotSecrecyGuaranteedBy Australian electoral law ⓘ
ballotStructure candidate names listed in each division ⓘ
canBeHeldSeparatelyFrom Senate elections ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
determines the composition of the Australian federal government ⓘ
which party or coalition forms government in Australia ⓘ
electoralAuthorityType independent statutory authority ⓘ
electoralBody Australian House of Representatives ⓘ
electoralRollManagedBy Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ
electoralSystemType single-member constituencies ⓘ
single-member districts ⓘ
elects Members of Parliament ⓘ
members of the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ
frequency held at least every three years ⓘ
geographicBasis electoral divisions ⓘ
federal electorates ⓘ
governmentLevel federal ⓘ
legalFramework Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 ⓘ
legislativeChamber lower house of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ
mainLanguageUsed English ⓘ
mayCoincideWith double dissolution elections ⓘ
outcomeDetermines Prime Minister of Australia ⓘ
partOf Australian federal elections ⓘ
resultsIn allocation of seats in the House of Representatives ⓘ
formation of the Australian ministry by the majority party or coalition ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
supervisedBy Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ
termLength maximum three-year terms ⓘ
up to three years from the first sitting of the House ⓘ
triggeredBy dissolution of the House of Representatives ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation representative democracy ⓘ
uses preferential ballots ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ
usuallyConcurrentWith Australian Senate elections ⓘ
elections for the upper house of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ
voteCountingMethod preferential count to achieve absolute majority ⓘ
voterRegistration compulsory enrolment ⓘ
votingEligibility Australian citizens aged 18 years or over ⓘ
votingRequirement compulsory voting ⓘ
votingSystem full preferential voting ⓘ
instant-runoff voting ⓘ

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Australian Senate elections → linkedTo → House of Representatives elections (usually concurrent) ⓘ
AEC → oversees → House of Representatives elections ⓘ
linked to: House of Representatives elections (usually concurrent)