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Australian Elections

Glossaries

Glossary - Australian Electoral Commission
This is the most authoritative glossary to take definitions from.

Election words you might not know (ABC)
From the Behind the News program.

Glossary of Election Terms
From Antony Green's "Green Guide" (ABC).

Glossary - Discovering Democracy Units
A mixture of election terms and terms related to the history of democracy and to the operation of parliament.

Glossary - Australian Politics and Elections Database
The election terms relate to both federal and state elections. Each definition is augmented with a little extra information.

Glossary of Australian political terms (SBS)
A short list of political terms.

Glossary - Parliamentary Education Office (archived version - may become out of date)
A mixture of both election terms and terms related to the operation of federal parliament.

Glossaries - state-based electoral commissions
The glossaries for individual state electoral commissions contain many definitions that apply to federal elections: Vic, NSW, Qld (Qld Parlt), Tas, SA, WA, ACT, NT.