Next Australian federal election

Next Australian federal election
On or before 20 May 2028 (House and half-Senate)
On or before 23 September 2028 (House)
All 150 seats in the House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
40 of 76 seats in the Senate
Opinion polls
 
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Leader Anthony Albanese Angus Taylor Larissa Waters
Party Labor Liberal–National Coalition Greens
Leader's seat Grayndler (NSW) Hume (NSW) Queensland (Senate)
Last election 94 seats 43 seats 1 seat
Current seats 94 41[a] 1
Seats needed Steady Increase 35 Increase 75
 
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Leader Pauline Hanson Robbie Katter N/A
Party One Nation Katter's Australian Independent politicians in Australia
Leader's seat Queensland (Senate) None[b] N/A
Last election 0 seats 1 seat 11 seats
Current seats 1 1 11
Seats needed Increase 75 N/A[c] N/A[d]
Incumbent Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese
Labor


The next Australian federal election will be held in or before 2028[e] to elect members of the House of Representatives and half of the Senate to the 49th Parliament of Australia.

The current Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is expected run for a third term in government. The opposition is set to be the Liberal–National Coalition, led by Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.

Australia has compulsory voting, with preferential instant-runoff voting in single-member seats.

Notes

  1. ↑
    • National Party MP for New England Barnaby Joyce resigned from the party on 27 November 2025, later joining One Nation.
    • The division of Farrer is currently vacant after sitting member and former Opposition Leader Sussan Ley resigned on 27 February 2026. Her resignation will trigger a by-election in 2026.
  2. ↑ Party leader Robbie Katter sits as the member for Traeger in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
  3. ↑ KAP conventionally do not field candidates outside of Queensland, precluding it from forming majority government.
  4. ↑
    • Independents are non-partied Members of Parliament. Although they may individually choose to support the formation of a government, they do not act as a group.
    • Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie, who has described CA as a "party of one," has been a de facto independent since 2022. Sharkie cites complexities around residual savings in the party account as the main reason for her not to run officially as an independent.[1]]
  5. ↑ 20 May 2028 (for the House and half the Senate) or on before 23 September 2028 (for just the House) or on or before 18 March 2028 (for a double dissolution election)

References

  1. ↑ Puglisi, Leonardo (15 April 2025). "Rebekha Sharkie 'open to talking to both sides' in hung parliament". 6 News Australia.
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