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The next Australian federal election will elect members of the 45th Parliament of Australia. The election will be called following the dissolution or expiry of the 44th Parliament, and must be held on or before 14 January 2017. Elections in Australia use a full-preference instant-runoff voting system in single member seats for the lower house, the House of Representatives, and single transferable vote group voting tickets in the proportionally represented upper house, the Senate. Voting is compulsory. By Westminster convention, but subject to Constitutional constraints, the decision as to the type of election and date on which an election is to take place is that of the Prime Minister, who advises the Governor-General to set the process in motion by dissolving the House of Representatives and then issuing writs for election. ==Election date== Section 13 of the Constitution of Australia requires that in half-Senate elections the election of State senators must take place within one year before the places become vacant. As the terms of half the senators end on 30 June 2017, the writs for a half-Senate election cannot be issued earlier than 1 July 2016, and the earliest possible date for a simultaneous House/half-Senate election is 6 August 2016. There is no constitutional requirement for simultaneous elections for the Senate and the House of Representatives, and there are precedents for separate elections; however, governments and the electorate have long preferred that elections for the two Houses take place simultaneously. A House-only election can be called at any time during the parliamentary term. Whether held simultaneously with an election for the Senate or separately, an election for the House of Representatives must be held on or before 14 January 2017,〔 which is calculated under provisions of the Constitution and the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (CEA). Section 28 of the Constitution provides that the term of a House of Representatives expires three years from the first sitting of the House, unless it is dissolved earlier. The last federal election was held on 7 September 2013, and the 44th Parliament of Australia opened on 12 November 2013,〔(2013 Parliamentary Sittings: APH )〕 and its term would expire on 11 November 2016.〔See (Anthony Green's Election Blog )〕 Writs for election can be issued up to ten days after a dissolution or expiry of the House.〔Section 32 of the Constitution〕 Up to 27 days can be allowed for nominations,〔(Commonwealth Electoral Act, s. 156 )〕 and the actual election can be set for a maximum of 31 days after close of nominations,〔(Commonwealth Electoral Act, s. 157 )〕 resulting in the latest election date of Saturday, 14 January 2017. A double dissolution cannot take place within six months before the date of the expiry of the House of Representatives.〔Section 57 of the Constitution〕 That means any double dissolution must be granted by 11 May 2016. Allowing for the same stages indicated above, the last possible date for a double dissolution election is 16 July 2016.〔 On 2 November 2015, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stated: "I would say around September–October () is when you should expect the next election to be." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Next Australian federal election」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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