Preferential Voting - Casual Vacancies
| Casual Vacancies | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth | By-elections are held to fill vacancies
in the House of Representatives resulting from death, resignation,
absence without leave, expulsion, disqualification or ineligibility
of a Member. The Speaker of the House of Representatives has the power to issue a writ for the election of a new Member. There is no prescribed time period for the issuing of writs following a vacancy and it is not possible to hold a by-election if a general election is pending. |
| New South Wales | A casual vacancy is filled through a by-election. |
| Victoria | The speaker of the Legislative Assembly or the President of the Legislative Council (as appropriate) must issue the writ for the by-election within one month of the occurrence of the vacancy. The by-election lapses if a State election is called during the by-election period. |
| Queensland | A casual vacancy is filled through a by-election. |
| Western Australia | A writ for a by-election is to be issued within 40 days of a casual
vacancy occurring. However, if the vacancy occurs within 4 months
of the next annual periodic elections
|
| South Australia | A by-election is held to fill a casual vacancy caused by the death, resignation or disqualification of a member or when an election to fill a vacancy is declared void by the Court of Disputed Returns. The Speaker of the House of Assembly must issue the writ for a by-election. |
| Tasmania | A writ for a by-election is to be issued within 40 days of a casual
vacancy occurring. However, if the vacancy occurs within 4 months
of the next annual periodic elections
|
| Northern Territory | A casual vacancy is filled through a by-election where the vacancy occurs less than 3 years and 6 months, after the first meeting of the Assembly following the last preceding general election. |
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