[178] Editors endorsing Labor focused on the issues of climate change and the establishment of a federal anti-corruption commission, judging the Coalition's efforts on both insufficient. [59][60], The Australian Electoral Commission is required, one year after the first sitting day for a new House of Representatives, to determine the number of members to which each State and Territory is entitled. In the inner Melbourne seat of Macnamara, Greens candidate Steph Hodgins-May had received a 7.2% swing and was trailing 31.4% to Labor's 32.5% with just over half of the vote counted. The Coalition remained the largest parliamentary grouping in the Senate, despite their defeat in the House of Representatives. 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In 2021, he defected to sit as an independent and then joined the United Australia Party. The terms of territory senators began on the date of their election. It wants a national Icac, to limit donations to political parties, real-time disclosure of donations, and to restrict politicians from being appointed to government positions or commercial businesses connected to their former portfolios. The six other crossbench seats were 2 One Nation, 2 Jacqui Lambie Network, 1 United Australia Party, and 1 independent (David Pocock). [7][8], At the previous election in May 2019, the Liberal/National Coalition, led by Scott Morrison, formed government winning 77 seats in the House of Representatives, enough for a three-seat majority, whilst Labor claimed 68 seats and remained in opposition. Calling for smaller government and low taxes, the Liberal Democrats want to institute American-style recall elections, wind back Covid and mask rules, immediately cut all government departments and politicians pay by 10%, and a flat tax of 20% for all. The following is a list of candidates running for office in the 2022 South Australia Senatorial election. [195], Albanese claimed victory and acknowledged Morrison's concession. 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[12] They retained this figure until Northern Territory senator Sam McMahon resigned from the Country Liberal Party in January 2022, four months before the election. Suggest a missing candidate here. LaborPenny Wong LiberalSimon Birmingham IndependentRex Patrick GreenBarbara Pocock Animal JusticeLouise Pfeiffer One NationJennifer Game GreenMajor Sumner LiberalAndrew McLachan LiberalLeah Blyth Labor has 26 seats, with 13 up for re-election. The election period included three national public holidays: Good Friday (15 April), Easter Monday (18 April), and Anzac Day (25 April), as well as May Day and Labour Day in Northern Territory and Queensland, respectively, both falling on 2 May. He also has numerous South Australia-specific policies such as boosting manufacturing jobs and the submarine industry, as well as protecting the Murray-Darling. Bob Katters organisation wants to lower power prices, relax firearms and crocodile culling laws, have an opt-out scheme for organ donation, increase access to vaping products and boost north Queensland infrastructure such as roads and rail. [33], The first change was the increase of membership requirements for a party from 500 to 1,500. One Nation returned its leader Pauline Hanson in Queensland to retain 2 seats overall, while the Jacqui Lambie Network won an additional seat in Tasmania to have 2 seats. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Labor plus the Greens have 38 seats, enough to block hostile Senate motions, but not enough to pass legislation. Focusing on candidates who are independent local leaders who are already contributing to their neighbourhoods, this party has a larger focus on Tasmania-specific issues such as salmon farming, the states energy mix, and further restrictions on poker machines. They want greater scrutiny on foreign land purchases, the expansion of the live export trade, reduced restrictions on law-abiding firearms owners, to implement a bill of rights and to expand private game reserves and hunting areas. [52], The preselection process in the Victorian branch of the Labor Party had been taken over by the Labor Party National Executive in June 2020 until 2023 as a result of branch-stacking allegations within the party. [71], Ultimately, the Joint Standing Committee recommended "enacting a harmonic mean for allocating seats between states and territories, with appropriate public explanation to build understanding for the reform". They want to repeal the GST and the stage 3 tax cuts, raise company tax and a new wealth tax, nationalise mines and banks, go to 100% renewables within 10 years, more progressive policies on refugees and asylum seekers, and to abolish Asio and other spy agencies. Demographic statistics for December 2019 released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 18 June 2020 were used to calculate the determination. [107], The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) pushed for a debate on their free-to-air channel, radio, and websites in the lead-up to polling day, which Morrison refused, as well as Liberal Party federal director Andrew Hirst, who gave no explanation. Running in: the Senate in all states besides Northern Territory, as well as lower house seats in most states. 39 seats needed to form majority. ", "2022 federal election Saturday 21 May 2022", "Watch Live: Sky News Australia unpacks heated first debate between Morrison and Albanese", "No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese's first election debate", "Seven to host final Leaders Debate between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese", "Who won the leaders debate? The Liberal National Coalition currently has 36 seats in the Senate, of whom 17 are up for re-election in 2022. This is where the victory of ACT Independent David Pocock could be critical, taking a seat from the Liberal Party and breaking the major parties' monopoly on ACT Senate seats. Senators elected at this election are scheduled to take office on 1 July 2022, with the exception of the Senators elected from two territories whose terms commence from election day. [1] Every state and territory except Tasmania swung to Labor on a two-party-preferred basis. The Greens won three additional seats in the Senate, thereby gaining the balance of power in the upper house; two senators from every state were Greens as a result of this election. [50] On 5 April, the New South Wales Court of Appeal ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to make decisions relating to the constitutions of political parties, thereby ruling the preselection of the 12 candidates valid. Most major Australian newspapers publish editorial endorsements in the week leading up to election day. A list of profiles for Candidates A-Z in the Federal Election 2022. The five ministers divided all portfolios between them until the full ministry was sworn in. New to the Senate is the United Australia Party's Ralph Babet, who defeated the third Coalition member in the race for the final seat in Victoria. The Senate passed a politically charged resolution on Wednesday to overturn a Biden administration retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact of . History Members of the Australian Senate, 2019-2022 Article Talk Read View history Composition (May 2022) Government (35) Coalition Liberal (31) [a] National (4) [b] Opposition (26) Labor (26) Crossbench (15) Greens (9) One Nation (2) Centre Alliance ( 1) Lambie Network ( 1) Patrick Team (1) Liberal Democrats ( 1 ) The debate was moderated by 60 Minutes journalist, Sarah Abo, with Channel 9 political editor Chris Uhlmann, Sydney Morning Herald chief political correspondent David Crowe and radio host Deb Knight asking questions of the leaders. ", "Confused About Preferences In Voting? It also wants to remove fluoride from drinking water, promote alternative therapies, legalise medical cannabis nationwide and pause the rollout of 5G technology. We will win a seat in parliament one day and exert real power. ", 11 April 9:29am: Prorogation of the 46th Parliament, 11 April 9:30am: Dissolution of the House of Representatives, 21 April Close of candidate nominations, 18 May Close of postal vote applications, 21 May Polling day; commencement of terms for territory senators, 13 June Last day for receipt of declaration votes, 1 July Commencement of terms for state senators. Parties often make agreements between themselves about these recommendations. A further six seats were won by other parties and independents, one each to the Greens, Centre Alliance, and Katter's Australian Party, and the remaining three by independents forming the crossbench. Running in: ACT, NSW, Queensland, SA, Tasmania, Victoria and WA. The first leaders' debate was held in Brisbane in front of 100 undecided voters. She joined the Liberal Democratic Party on 8 April 2022. Huge congratulations to @AlboMP and our sister party Australian Labor! 2022 federal election - Australian Electoral Commission For voters Enrolment Enrol to vote Update my details Check my enrolment Special category enrolment New citizens Voting Ways to vote Completing my ballot paper Practise voting Engagement Indigenous Australians Translated information People with disability Electoral communication [103] The first debate had 415,000 viewers. The 2022 Australian election campaign has been running since 10 May, with Scott Morrison leading the Coalition as the incumbents opposed by the Labor party, led by Anthony Albanese. Each electorate elects one member. The Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2019 came into effect on 1 March 2019. The party backs Christian values, opposes late-term abortions and the teaching of gender fluidity in schools, and wants to consider corporal punishment models to penalise rape and other serious crimes. The previous election, held in May 2019, saw Scott Morrison elected as Prime Minister, marking the third consecutive win for the Liberal . Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. #regionsmatter #improud", "Nationals MP Damian Drum to retire at poll", "Which party deserves to govern? The 2022 Australian federal election in the Senate was held on 21 May 2022 to elect 40 of the 76 senators in the Australian Senate, after a six-week campaign. The South Australian Senate race has seen the demise of the Nick Xenophon Team/Centre Alliance with both Rex Patrick and Stirling Griff defeated, the Greens winning one seat and the Liberals the other. Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before a Senate committee where he faced a colorful array of questions for nearly four hours. Albanese was victorious with 50% of the vote, with Morrison getting 34% of the vote, and 16% remaining undecided. Then, postal votes trickle in later. It also says the settled scientific view that carbon dioxide is contributing to climate change needs further scrutiny, opposes euthanasia, and wants to restrict IVF to married couples. Running on a similar revolutionary platform to the national Socialist Alliance including scrapping the GST and increasing taxation on the rich and corporations, lifting welfare payments to at least $1,500 a fortnight and nationalising the banks the party also calls for governments to pursue a long-term Covid elimination strategy. Six formerly safe Liberal seats in urban and suburban areas, most held by the party for decades, were won by teal independents, unseating Liberal incumbents including Treasurer and Deputy Liberal Leader Josh Frydenberg. [20], Throughout the duration of the 46th Parliament, Scott Morrison remained Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party, and in so doing he became the first prime minister to serve a full term without facing a leadership spill since John Howard (19962007). 2022 Election Prospects Facing Election: There are three Coalition and two Labor positions facing election in 2022, along with the position held by Pauline Hanson for her eponymous Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Voting rights of all members were suspended and candidates would be chosen by the National Executive. 40 of the 76 Senate seats are being decided at this election. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. Related resources and links No.1 - Electing Australia's Senators The terms of state senators elected on that date commenced on 1 July 2022. Scott Morrison or Anthony Albanese", "Federal election: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese face off in second leaders' debate as it happened", "Second leaders' debate a ratings winner for Nine despite employees criticising it as a 'shambles'=The Guardian", "Albanese wins final election debate over Morrison, according to Seven's undecided voters", "Final GREAT DEBATE delivers strong late night audience figures for Channel 7", "Seven's election debate to air after Big Brother as prime minister snubs ABC", "Anthony Albanese failed his first 'gotcha' moment of the election but does it really matter? Perin Davey (NAT) - 0.5397. Running in: Queensland, NSW, Victoria and SA. Running in: the Senate in SA, NSW, Victoria, WA and QLD. [2] On election night, Morrison conceded defeat and announced he would resign as Liberal leader,[3] and was subsequently replaced by Peter Dutton. Labor said they would not commit to an increase in JobSeeker Payment after the election if they win. If the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is satisfied with the objection, it can uphold the objection, and the later-registered party will be registered within a month of the upholding, if an application to change the name and/or logo is not made or has been denied. At this pivotal moment, fact-based journalism, free from commercial or political influence, is critical. Share. He called this a historic "greenslide" as he thanked a record number of people in Queensland who voted Greens for the first time in this election. In addition to Haines and Steggall's campaigns for reelection, the 2022 election saw the candidacy of several challengers who were in turn inspired by Steggall. Senate - Victoria - Australia 2022 Incumbent Senators 1 Sarah Henderson replaced Mitch Fifield on 11 September 2019 following Fifield's resignation. Additionally, many do not live in the electorates they are contesting. Australian election. The table below lists party representation in the 46th Parliament when it was prorogued on 11 April 2022. It wants a moratorium on arresting users and to expunge historical sentences for personal use, as well as to allow people to grow cannabis at home. . Local regression trends for each party, weighted by sample size, are shown as solid lines. The Greens have gained one seat from Labor in New South Wales, one at the expense of the LNP in Queensland, and another through the defeat of former Nick Xenophon Team representatives in South Australia. Labor has lost a seat to the Greens in New South Wales but gained a seat from the Liberal Party in Western Australia. Senators Nita Green (Labor), Susan McDonald (Liberal National), Gerard Rennick (Liberal National), Malcolm Roberts (One Nation), Paul Scarr (Liberal National) and Larissa Waters (Greens) were not up for re-election. [31] Among minor parties, controversial figure Craig Kelly resigned from the Liberal Party and became the leader of Clive Palmer's United Australia Party in 2021. Among the editorials supporting the Coalition were those of the two major national mastheads, The Australian and Australian Financial Review (AFR), and all but one of News Corp's capital city dailies and Sunday editions. As the party says, it is a single-issue party and that issue is anti-corruption. According to ABC News, Hurley would not have sworn in Albanese without assurances that Labor could provide stable government, as well as legal advice that this was the proper course of action. The name pretty much sums it up. The seat of Spence (SA) was vacant following the resignation of Nick Champion (Labor) on 22 February 2022 to contest the South Australian state election. Federal parliamentary members of the, Independents who sat in the House of Representatives as of the end of the parliamentary term were, 15 LNP MPs sit in the Liberal party room and 6 in the National party room, 3 LNP senators sit in the Liberal party room and 2 in the National party room. [45][46][47], While the Liberal state executive was dissolved, the committee was allowed to "hand-pick" party candidates for the election and bypass local pre-selection ballots. Voting in elections is compulsory for everyone over the age of 18, with 26 million adults due to take part in the upcoming vote. [61][62], The abolition of the Northern Territory's second seat in the determination was controversial. Clive Palmer has announced 26 Senate candidates for his United Australia Party, and among them are numerous anti-vaxxers and businesses associates. [90] At the close of nominations a total of 1,624 candidates had stood for election, of which 1,203 were House of Representatives candidates and 421 were Senate candidates. To pass Legislation Labor will need the support of the Greens and one crossbench Senator. The combined major party vote for Labor and the Coalition was the lowest on record at 68.3%, while the minor party and independent vote was at its highest at 31.7%. Australian Democrats Once a major player in the Senate, the party's presence has faded significantly since it was formed by the. [140][141] The Greens recommended its voters direct their preferences to Labor ahead of both the Coalition and minor right-wing parties such as the United Australia Party and One Nation for the House of Representatives and Senate, with preferences also recommended to be directed to independents endorsed by the various Voices groups in Liberal-held seats such as Goldstein, Mackellar, North Sydney, and Wentworth. Here, we track which of these policies are 'winning' or 'losing' based on seat counts. [64] A 2003 report had also recommended against adopting mandatory minimum entitlements to seats in the House of Representatives for either of the territories. [194], Morrison conceded defeat and resigned as leader of the Liberal Party; his successor was later decided at the next Liberal party room meeting to be Peter Dutton; both of the two formerly contested against each other during the 2018 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills. Hanson was re-elected after defeating the LNP's third Senator Amanda Stoker in the race for a single vacancy. On 7 April 2022, three days prior to the election being called, Liberal National Party MP George Christensen announced his resignation from the party and became an independent, dropping the government to 75 seats at the end of the parliamentary term. Many micro-parties representing niche or local interests are running for the Senate in the 2022 Australian federal election; make sure youre across what theyre all about before deciding who you should vote for. Pauline Hanson's One Nation continue with two Senators, though the party has lost support in Queensland and Pauline Hanson fell well short of a quota in her own right. Pushing for policies to benefit retirees and pensioners, the party wants reforms for dementia and palliative care, simpler rules around aged care and a public TV channel for seniors. The mechanism by which this would be achieved was unclear,[69] however, with Senator Mathias Cormann stating that a two-seat minimum for the territories would be legislated. Running in: the Senate in Queensland, Victoria, SA, WA and NSW. [44] This had forced the federal executive of the party to temporarily dissolve the state executive on two occasions (4 to 8 March, and 27 March to 2 April) under the party constitution, and set up a committee to intervene in preselection processes. The party is calling for the protection of rivers and better water management, an end to detention for Indigenous children and ending adult incarceration except for the most serious offences, and replacing fines with community service. [36], This "similar name" rule was used by the Liberal Party against the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and The New Liberals, with both objections upheld by the AEC. A Senate seat in New South Wales was vacant following the resignation of Kristina Keneally (Labor) on 11 April 2022 to contest the lower house seat of Fowler in the election. [51] The legal challenge was further brought into High Court of Australia for appeal but was dismissed on 8 April, two days before the election was called. Results roll in throughout election night from the polling booths and from pre-polls. They also recommended its voters put incumbents last in their vote in Western Australia. Heres a quick rundown of these lesser-known parties running Senate candidates in the 2022 Australian federal election on 21 May, and what they stand for. It wants to see marriage as only between a man and woman, zero tolerance to drugs, and suggests an inquiry into increasing the legal drinking age to 21. [83], The constitutional and legal provisions that affect the choice of the election date include:[84][85], The election was called by Morrison on 10 April 2022, when he visited the Governor-General advising the latter to prorogue Parliament and dissolve the House of Representatives. TNL, formerly registered as The New Liberals, is an Australian political party formed in 2019. The Jacqui Lambie Network gains a second Senator from Tasmania with the election of a former former member of Lambie's staff, Tammy Tyrrell. They campaign for increased penalties for animal abuse, animal trade, and supporting sustainable and ethical practices. Malcolm Roberts (ON) - 0.7889. The policy positions were determined from public policy statements where available. The Greens 12 total seats 660 One Nation 2 total seats 110 Jacqui Lambie Network 2 total seats 110 United Australia Party 1 total seats 010 David Pocock 1 total seats 010 Other parties 0 total seats 000 Senate Facts 40 of 76 seats are facing election. Ballots are counted at least twice, at the polling place and, starting Monday night after election day, at counting centres. With some financial support from Climate 200, law academic Kim Rubenstein is campaigning on climate, integrity and a federal Icac, womens safety and a First Nations voice to parliament. Victorian state election. Aggregate data of voting intention from all opinion polling since the last federal election. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, More ambitious targets for emissions reductions, Maintaining the current level of ambition on emissisons reductions, More powers, wider remit and public hearings, Fewer powers, narrower remit, closed hearings. There may be occasions where Labor will be supported by the Coalition, or at least by the Liberal Party. Although 49% of viewers preferred Albanese to be the better prime minister compared to 45% preferring Morrison, the debate was a 5050 draw. First leaders' debate in Brisbane took place in front of 100 undecided voters, with Albanese declared the winner, with 40 votes to Morrison's 35 and 25 still undecided. The party wants to elect a Christian voice amidst the voices in Parliament. 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