Voting Information - Federal Election 2022

When?

The 2022 Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 21 May 2022.

All 151 seats in the lower house, the House of Representatives, and half the seats in the upper house, the Senate, will be up for election.

How?

• In person
  - On election day
  - At an early voting centre (pre-poll) from Monday 9 May 2022
  - Find your nearest polling booth here.
• By post
  - You can apply for a postal vote online through this link. You can also contact our office to arrange a paper form.
• By phone
  - Voters who are blind or have low vision, or are living with a disability can vote by telephone. Further information will be available on the AEC website soon.
• AEC mobile voting
  - Mobile polling facilities will be set up at some hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and remote areas. More information here.
  
• From overseas
  - You can vote from overseas by visiting an overseas voting centre or by post. More information here.

More info at: www.aec.gov.au

Where?

Find your nearest polling booth by using the AEC's interactive map!

For folks in Maiwar, the closest early voting (pre-poll) locations are:

• St Andrew's Anglican Church - 89 Fairley St, Indooroopilly
• Brisbane City Hall - King George Square (Enter via Ann St), Brisbane City
• St James College - 60 Gloucester St, Spring Hill
• St Mark's Anglican Church - 1073 Waterworks Rd, The Gap
• Bellbowrie Community Church - 3077 Moggil Rd, Bellbowrie

The closest election day booths are:

• St Andrew's Anglican Church - 89 Fairley St, Indooroopilly
• Indooroopilly Uniting Church - 74 Station Rd, Indooroopilly
• Indooroopilly State School - 426 Moggill Rd, Indooroopilly
• Taringa Baptist Church - 36 Morrow St, Taringa
• Taringa-Milton Scout Group - 31 Woodstock Ave, Taringa
• Ironside State School - 2 Hawken Dr, St Lucia
• Chinese Christian Church - 83 Ryans Rd, St Lucia
• Fig Tree Pocket State School - 72 Cubberla St, Fig Tree Pocket
• Queensland Spinners, Weavers & Fibre Artists - 12 Payne St, Auchenflower
• Rainworth State School - 186 Boundary Rd, Bardon
• St Joseph's School - 41 The Drive, Bardon
• Lavalla Centre - 58 Fernberg Rd, Paddington
• Brisbane City Hall - King George Square (Enter via Ann St), Brisbane City

Note from the AEC: This list may not be complete. Additional centres may be added as premises are confirmed.

Enrol or update your details!

It is compulsory by law for all eligible Australian citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums, and it can take weeks for AEC to process your enrolment details, so make sure you’re enrolled at the right address now!

If you are temporarily displaced from your enrolled address due to flood or other natural disasters, you may still remain enrolled at that address. If you would like to add a temporary postal address to your enrolment record, please use the online enrolment form at the link below to update your contact details. Alternatively, you can contact the AEC directly on 13 23 26. Remember to update the temporary postal address once your circumstances have changed.

Enrolment information and forms are also available for people who are homeless or have no fixed residential address.

Head over to aec.gov.au or pop in to my office for more information or a paper form.

Grab a snag on election day!

Head to democracysausage.org to find out where!

You can't waste your vote!

Are you not sure how preferential voting works, or worried about 'wasting' your vote? Here’s Dennis the Election Koala with an important lesson in civics! Credit to the author, Peter Alexander, for this fantastic resource. More info (including a larger version of this comic) at: http://www.chickennation.com/voting/

Translated resources:

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Easy read guides

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