Australian federal election 2025

Election for the 48th Parliament of Australia

The 2025 Australian federal election will be held on or before 17 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia.

All seats of the House of Representatives (150 compared to 151 in the previous election) and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate will be contested.

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Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese is expected to seek re-election to a second term for the Laborgovernment, with the Liberal/National Coalition under Leader of the OppositionPeter Dutton attempting to return to government after one term.

Background

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Previous election

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Main article: 2022 Australian federal election

See also: Results of the 2022 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) and Results of the 2022 Australian federal election (Senate)

At the previous election in May 2022, the Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, formed government after nine years in opposition, winning 77 seats in the House of Representatives, enough for a two-seat majority.

The Liberal–NationalCoalition that had previo

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