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This Database was archived at the end of 2018 but its components continue to be reviewed to ensure consistency and ease of access.
A recent modification has been to add active links to the Glossary notes to each election in the National Summary of results for the Senate to explain the difference between 'seats won by ticket', 'seats won by party', and 'seats held by party'; see, for example, the 1958 Senate election.
Campbell Sharman, 30 April 2020
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The Australian Politics and Elections Database is being archived and no information will be added on elections or changes of government that occur after December 2018
Existing Database information on Australian elections and periods in government from 1856 to 2018 will continue to be upgraded with missing information and enhanced notes.
Elections from January 2019
For information on Australian elections from January 2019, see the following links:
- General information on Australian elections: Wikipedia 'Elections in Australia' at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Australia
- Australian electoral commissions:
- Australian Electoral Commission https://www.aec.gov.au/
- New South Wales Electoral Commission https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/
- Electoral Commission of Queensland https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/
- Electoral Commission of South Australia https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/
- Tasmanian Electoral Commission https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/
- Victorian Electoral Commission https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/
- Western Australian Electoral Commission https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/
- Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission https://www.elections.act.gov.au/
- Northern Territory Electoral Commission https://ntec.nt.gov.au/
- Individual election websites
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