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Voting and elections

  • How Queensland elections work

    A step-by-step guide to Queensland elections.

  • Enrolling to vote

    If you are eligible to vote, you must enrol and vote in all government elections. Find out about enrolling, changing your enrolment details, or what to do if you’ve been removed from the roll.

  • Electoral districts

    Queensland is divided into 89 electoral districts—a Member of Parliament (MP) represents each district.

The Electoral Commission Queensland is an independent body responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland. Other responsibilities include:

  • ensuring fair electoral boundaries for elections
  • administering the public reporting of political parties’ income and expenditure
  • maintaining the electoral roll
  • increasing public understanding of our democratic system.

Running for local council?

Learn about being a councillor, and about local government in Queensland

Last updated
4 April 2013

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