Did you know?
- Has operated under the same constitution since 1901 — over a century of the same rulebook.
- Capital
- Canberra
- Government
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Population
- 27 million
- Legislature
- Parliament (House of Representatives and Senate)
Next election
Australia will next vote in 2028 through Australia 2028 Federal Election.
System Snapshot
- Government Type
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Executive Structure
- Westminster system with compulsory voting and a powerful elected Senate. The governor-general is the head of state's representative. The Senate uses proportional representation, often producing a different partisan balance from the House.
- Legislature
- Parliament (House of Representatives and Senate)
- Next Tracked Election
