Federal Election, Government Federal 19/01/2024 08:35

By-election for Dunkley

Speaker of the House of Representatives < 1 mins read

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Milton Dick MP, has announced the details for the issuing of the writ for the electoral division of Dunkley in Victoria, following the death of the late Ms Peta Murphy, former Member for Dunkley.

The dates in connection with the by-election will be as follows:

Issue of writ Monday, 29 January 2024

Close of rolls Monday, 5 February 2024

Close of nominations Thursday, 8 February 2024

Declaration of nominations Friday, 9 February 2024

Date of polling Saturday, 2 March 2024

Return of writ On or before Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Contact

Natalie van Dartel
0418 149 761
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