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Timetable
The Division of Arafura by-election was held on Saturday 18 March 2023.
Election timetable (PDF 712KB)
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 23 February 2023 | Issue of the writ | |
| Nominations open | ||
| Friday 24 February 2023 | 5:00 pm | Electoral roll closes |
| Tuesday 28 February 2023 | Election return of gifts received (return prior to early voting) due | |
| Thursday 2 March 2023 | 12:00 noon | Nominations close |
| 2:00 pm | Declaration of nominations and draw for position on ballot paper/s | |
| Friday 3 March 2023 | Election return of gifts received (return prior to early voting) published | |
| Monday 6 March | Postal vote mail-out commences | |
Early voting commences | ||
| Mobile voting commences | ||
Tuesday 14 March 2023 | 5:00 pm | Overseas postal voting despatches cease |
Wednesday 15 March 2023 | Election return of gifts received (return prior to election day) due | |
| Thursday 16 March 2023 | 5:00 pm | All postal voting despatches cease |
| Friday 17 March 2023 | Election return of gifts received (return prior to election day) published | |
| 6:00 pm | Early voting ceases | |
| Saturday 18 March | ELECTION DAY | |
| 8:00 am | Voting commences | |
| 6:00 pm | Voting ceases (including mobile voting) | |
| Primary counts of ordinary, early, mobile and postal votes commence | ||
| Monday 20 March 2023 | 9:00 am | Declaration vote verification checks, commence recheck of all counts |
| Primary counts of accepted declaration votes, further postal counts | ||
Friday 31 March 2023 | 12:00 noon | Deadline for receipt of postal votes |
| Final counts of postal votes commence | ||
| Distribution of preferences | ||
| Monday 3 April 2023 | 10:00 am | Declaration of the election result |
| Monday 24 April 2023 | Return of the writ | |
| Thursday 27 April 2023 | Election return of gifts received (post-election return) due (to be published as soon as practicable) | |
| Monday 15 May 2023 | Last day for disputing the validity of the election | |
| Wednesday 17 May 2023 | Expenditure returns due (to be published as soon as practicable) |