FEDERAL ELECTIONS
AVERAGE QUEUE TIME IN 2019: 27 minutes
NUMBER OF PRE-POLL VOTES RECEIVED in 2019: 12,978
NUMBER OF POSTAL VOTES RECEIVED in 2019: 487
DAILY BREAK DOWN:
- 07/5/19 - 770
- 08/5/19 - 692
- 09/5/19 - 707
- 10/5/19 - 940
- 11/5/19 - 1,231
- 13/5/19 - 1,248
- 14/5/19 - 1,425
- 15/5/19 - 1,577
- 16/5/19 - 2,093
- 17/5/19 - 2,266
Be prepared for the next federal election:
- Check your enrolment on the Australian Electoral Roll at: https://check.aec.gov.au/
- Register as an overseas elector with the AEC and you will be sent a postal vote directly from Australia to your address in the United Kingdom, or elsewhere if you choose. https://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/overseas/index.htm
Staff at Australia House cannot answer questions relating to your enrolment, or personal voter circumstances with regard to voting. The AEC can be contacted directly by Ph: +61 2 6160 2600, or email, [email protected]
*** Voting from outside of Australia is NOT compulsory if you are not reasonably able to attend a voting hall in the country you are visiting/living. We recommend retaining evidence where possible. Evidence could be:
- AEC Overseas Notification Form (see above links)
- Copy of your UK Visa
- UK immigration stamp of entry
- Utility bill/bank statement for May, 2019
- Rental agreement
- Work contract
- Travel bookings and/or flight itinerary for May, 2019
- Evidence of operating in the UK community such as receipts, credit card statements and tickets for events/travel etc