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Procedure of dissolving both houses of the Australian Parliament
A double dissolution is a procedure permitted under the Australian Constitution to resolve deadlocks in the bicameral Parliament of Australia between the
Double_dissolution
a double dissolution the quota is 7.69% (calculated using the formula 1/(12+1)). The AEC also conducts a special recount after a double dissolution using
Electoral_system_of_Australia
Election of Australia's 49th parliament
ends on 30 June either three (for half the senators if it follows a double-dissolution) or six years after their election. Elections of senators at a half-Senate
Next Australian federal election
Next_Australian_federal_election
Upper house of the Parliament of Australia
the dissolution of the House of Representatives, typically at three-year intervals. Section 57 of the constitution provides for a double dissolution as
Australian_Senate
Election for the 45th Parliament of Australia
A double dissolution election was held on 2 July 2016 to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official
2016 Australian federal election
2016_Australian_federal_election
Dispersal of a legislature
the Senate only by also dissolving the House of Representatives (a double dissolution) and only in limited circumstances spelled out in the Constitution
Dissolution_of_parliament
Dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
bills, Whitlam advised governor-general Sir Paul Hasluck to call a double dissolution election. The election saw Labor re-elected, with its House of Representatives
1975 Australian constitutional crisis
1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
Election for the 6th Parliament of Australia
all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election, as a result of a double dissolution being granted, the first in Australian history. The incumbent Liberal
1914 Australian federal election
1914_Australian_federal_election
Federal legislature of Australia
almost always coincide. A deadlock-breaking mechanism known as a double dissolution can be used to dissolve the full Senate as well as the House if the
Parliament_of_Australia
presumed to have died). Two prime ministers also lost their role in a double dissolution election, a snap election where the entire Senate stands for re-election
List of prime ministers of Australia
List_of_prime_ministers_of_Australia
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Airport. In 2016, Turnbull led the Coalition to a narrow victory in a double dissolution election. In his second term, Turnbull initiated and campaigned for
Malcolm_Turnbull
Lower house of the Parliament of Australia
almost always dissolved earlier, usually alone but sometimes in a double dissolution alongside the whole Senate. Elections for members of the House of
Australian House of Representatives
Australian_House_of_Representatives
was held in Australia on 11 July 1987, following the granting of a double dissolution on 5 June by the Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen. Consequently
1987 Australian federal election
1987_Australian_federal_election
and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, following a double dissolution. The incumbent Coalition government which had been in power since
1983 Australian federal election
1983_Australian_federal_election
election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolution federal election. All 151 seats in the
2019 Australian federal election
2019_Australian_federal_election
1974 Australian political incident
the matter was overtaken by events when Whitlam decided to call a double dissolution election. Jenny Hocking has said of the affair: "The government's
Gair_Affair
Governor-General of Australia from 1974 to 1977
caretaker government. He immediately granted Fraser's request for a double dissolution, leading to a federal election which saw Whitlam and the ALP defeated
John_Kerr_(governor-general)
Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975
Australian Senate delaying passage of bills, Whitlam called a snap double dissolution election in May 1974, in which he won a slightly reduced majority
Gough_Whitlam
been contested on eight occasions; the inaugural election and seven double dissolutions. These are underlined and highlighted in puce. Chronology of Australian
List of Australian federal elections
List_of_Australian_federal_elections
Only joint sitting of the Australian parliament
The joint sitting was held on 6 and 7 August 1974, following the double dissolution 1974 federal election. This sitting deliberated and voted upon the
Joint Sitting of the Australian Parliament of 1974
Joint_Sitting_of_the_Australian_Parliament_of_1974
Australian political party
some 10-12% of the vote in the eastern states. Griff believes that a double dissolution election could see as many as six NXT senators elected. A 15 January
Centre_Alliance
Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution. Malcolm Fraser had been commissioned as caretaker prime minister
1975 Australian federal election
1975_Australian_federal_election
Legislature of the state of South Australia
is known as a double dissolution in order to resolve deadlocks between the two Houses. The circumstances for such a double dissolution are outlined below
Parliament_of_South_Australia
Australian politician (born 1975)
Fierravanti-Wells, but when a double dissolution election was called, she was nominated in sixth spot on the Coalition ticket for the double dissolution election. As of
Hollie_Hughes_(politician)
Australian politician (born 1971)
a six-year term in her own right at the 2016 federal election (a double dissolution). In November 2017, she was revealed to hold Australian-British dual
Jacqui_Lambie
allocate long (six-year) and short (three-year) terms following a double dissolution of the Parliament of Australia. While members of the House of Representatives
Section 13 of the Constitution of Australia
Section_13_of_the_Constitution_of_Australia
Election of Australia's 48th parliament
a half-Senate election to take place was Saturday 17 May 2025. A double dissolution (a deadlock-breaking provision to dissolve both houses of parliament)
2025 Australian federal election
2025_Australian_federal_election
Representatives and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution. The incumbent Labor Party led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam defeated
1974 Australian federal election
1974_Australian_federal_election
Representatives and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution called after the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Bill. The incumbent
1951 Australian federal election
1951_Australian_federal_election
Cessation of government functions due to failure to fund
government operations, Section 57 of the constitution, allows for a double dissolution, a uniquely Australian mechanism, where both the House of Representatives
Government_shutdown
Election called earlier than scheduled
changeover, the next Senate election can be held significantly earlier. A double dissolution may be called to resolve conflict between the two chambers, in which
Snap_election
seats in each State expiring every three years. In the event of a double dissolution, the terms of all the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives
Elections_in_Australia
Australian political party
banking system and, following victory at the 1949 election, secured a double dissolution election for April 1951, after the Labor-controlled Senate rejected
Liberal_Party_of_Australia
Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914
making governing difficult, and as a result he engineered the first double dissolution. A new election was called for September 1914, at which the Liberals
Joseph_Cook
Australian prime minister (1862–1928)
year in office, Cook was forced to call a new election, the first double dissolution. Labor won back its majority in the House, and Fisher returned for
Andrew_Fisher
Form of government
the prime minister can request the Governor General to call for a double dissolution, whereby all rather than only half of the Senate, is dissolved – in
Parliamentary_system
Independent or minor party member of a legislature
has to negotiate with it to get legislation passed. The 2 July 2016 double dissolution election, for example resulted in a chamber with the Liberal/National
Crossbencher
Law passed by a parliament
and call an election for the entire Parliament. This is called a double dissolution. After the election, if the House again passes the bill, but the deadlock
Act_of_parliament
expiring, except in the case of a double dissolution; since the constitutional conditions for a double dissolution did not exist, it was not possible
1929 Australian federal election
1929_Australian_federal_election
Australian politician (1891–1985)
his acceptance of a knighthood and his decision to grant Menzies a double dissolution in 1951. In later life, he served as a trustee of the Sydney Cricket
William_McKell
Elections where only a part of the body is elected at a time
senators, 3 years for territory senators. In the Australian Senate, a double dissolution election can happen, where all seats are contested. The 4 Territory
Staggered_elections
Independent government body (2016–2023)
ABCC, in December 2016 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called the double dissolution 2016 federal election. Following the election, the re-elected Turnbull
Australian Building and Construction Commission
Australian_Building_and_Construction_Commission
Australian politician (born 1971)
Paterson in the ballot for the top position. However, following a double dissolution she was elected in fifth position on the Coalition ticket at the 2016
Jane_Hume
Form of government
appropriation bills, and the Governor-General dissolved Parliament for a double dissolution election. Fraser and his government were returned with a massive majority
Constitutional_monarchy
1988–1991 breakup of the sovereign state
Soviet of the Republics, formally dissolved the Union. The events of the dissolution resulted in its 15 constituent republics gaining full independence which
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
opening and dissolution (or expiration) of the House of Representatives. The Senate is not normally dissolved at all, except at a double dissolution, when the
Chronology of Australian federal parliaments
Chronology_of_Australian_federal_parliaments
1992 process that split Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 31 December 1992, was the self-determined partition of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia
Australian politician (born 1980)
2014. He failed to win re-election at the 2016 election, following a double dissolution which cut short his term in office. He joined the Shooters, Fishers
Ricky_Muir
Australian emissions trading scheme
gain the numbers in the Senate and was twice rejected creating a double dissolution election trigger. A bitter political debate within the Coalition Opposition
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Carbon_Pollution_Reduction_Scheme
Political party in Australia
The NDP's vote collapsed to 1.1 percent at the 1987 election – a double dissolution. Robert Wood was elected as a senator for New South Wales, but after
Nuclear_Disarmament_Party
Head of government of Australia
parliament. Fraser accepted these terms and immediately advised a double dissolution. An election was called for 13 December, which the Liberal Party won
Prime_Minister_of_Australia
Country in Oceania
Senate are put to each election unless the cycle is interrupted by a double dissolution. Australia's electoral system uses preferential voting for the House
Australia
Australian government (2015–2018)
a watchdog for the construction industry provided Turnbull with a double dissolution trigger. An election was held on 2 July, and the government was returned
Turnbull_government
Australian politician (born 1954)
seat at election, but was returned to the Senate in 2016 following a double dissolution. Farrell was elected as the ALP's deputy Senate leader in 2016 and
Don_Farrell
Australian government, 1972–1975
The Whitlam government was re-elected for a second term at the 1974 double-dissolution election but, following the dismissal, was heavily defeated by the
Whitlam_government
Federal legislature of Nepal
(1) Length of term National Assembly: 6 years (fixed except under double dissolution) House of Representatives: 5 years Elections National Assembly voting
Federal_Parliament_of_Nepal
Federal representative of the Australian monarch
that are the subject of greater debate are: the power to refuse a double dissolution the power to refuse a prorogation the discretion to select a prime
Governor-General_of_Australia
Australian politician (born 1954)
to the rules governing the allocation of Senate seats following a double dissolution, Hanson served a full six-year term. Hanson secured a spot on the
Pauline_Hanson
Pejorative political term
socialist Contempt of parliament Despatch box Donkey vote Dorothy Dixer Double dissolution Faceless men Forgotten People Group voting ticket Hardworking families
Champagne_socialist
Australian politician and businessman (born 1952)
in the party's vote to 2.9 per cent, he was re-elected at the 2016 double dissolution election. Elected to the 12th and final South Australian Senate spot
Bob_Day
1536–1541 disbanding of religious residences by Henry VIII
The dissolution of the monasteries, also known as the suppression of the monasteries, was a set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and
Dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution_of_the_monasteries
Australian politician (1922–1999)
lead candidate in Queensland, although this was cut short by another double dissolution. During the Fraser government, Bonner served as chairman of the Senate
Neville_Bonner
Election that occurs on a set date
Australian Senate has a semi-fixed term that can be cut short only by a double dissolution under Section 57 of the Australian constitution, used if there is
Fixed-term_election
The 2016 Australian federal election in the Senate was part of a double dissolution election held on Saturday 2 July to elect all 226 members of the 45th
2016 Australian Senate election
2016_Australian_Senate_election
by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Clive Palmer to act upon a double dissolution trigger and request Governor-General Peter Cosgrove to dissolve both
2014 Australian federal budget
2014_Australian_federal_budget
Australian states equally, in any joint sitting of both houses following a double dissolution election. The nexus ensures that Senators will always have about one-third
1967 Australian referendum (Parliament)
1967_Australian_referendum_(Parliament)
planning outcomes. In 2016, Turnbull led the Coalition to victory in a double dissolution election. In his second term, Turnbull initiated and campaigned for
2010s_in_politics
Australian federal election results
the senate from 64 to 76 members. As the previous election was a double dissolution, half of the senators elected at that election had their terms backdated
1984 Australian Senate election
1984_Australian_Senate_election
Australian politician (born 1977)
the party leader. Waters was re-elected to the senate at the 2016 double-dissolution election, winning a three-year term with 6.9 percent of the vote.
Larissa_Waters
the first Labor Premier of South Australia. Re-elected at the 1906 double dissolution election serving until his death in 1909, it was the world's first
History of the Australian Labor Party
History_of_the_Australian_Labor_Party
Australian politician
for Western Australia (WA). He did not retain his seat at the 2016 double dissolution election recording 0.38% of the WA primary senate vote. Wang was born
Dio_Wang
Event that ends a parliament
year following a dissolution—a translation of the adage "dissolution upon dissolution is null and void", born of the double dissolution attempted by Charles
Parliamentary dissolution (France)
Parliamentary_dissolution_(France)
Australian politician (born 1957)
She was re-elected to further six-year terms in 2016 (following a double dissolution) and 2022. Her office is located in Devonport. In 2014 Urquhart was
Anne_Urquhart
held on 2 July 2016. The election was held as a consequence of a double dissolution in which both houses of parliament were dissolved. Ordinarily, only
Members of the Australian Senate, 2016–2019
Members_of_the_Australian_Senate,_2016–2019
the elections for the House and Senate back into line following the double dissolution election of 1983. The legislated increase in the size of the House
1984 Australian federal election
1984_Australian_federal_election
Australian lawyer and historian
to the method for electing the Senate in a double dissolution election. With the 1951 double dissolution election not yet triggered but considered inevitable
Kenneth_McIntyre
Political party in Australia
to reflect the standard Australian English spelling of "labour". Double dissolution https://dlp.org.au/contact/ Mathews, Race. Of Labour and Liberty:
Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1978)
Democratic_Labour_Party_(Australia,_1978)
Australian politician (1966–2020)
and Farming Party" in 2015. He failed to be re-elected at the 2016 double dissolution election. Born into a Catholic family, Madigan belonged to a youth
John_Madigan_(politician)
Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983
condition that he end the political deadlock and call an immediate double dissolution election. On 19 November 1975, shortly after the election had been
Malcolm_Fraser
Australian psephologist and commentator (born 1960)
Antony (2016); How Long and Short Senate Terms are Allocated After a Double Dissolution, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 April 2016 Green, Antony
Antony_Green
Malcolm Turnbull had recalled parliament early, in anticipation of a double dissolution triggering an election for 2 July 2016. In September 2015, Member
2016 Australian federal budget
2016_Australian_federal_budget
Vote share required for representation
Territory each return two. (For the states, the number is doubled in a double dissolution election.) As such, the quota for election (as determined through
Electoral_threshold
Second largest party in the Australian House of Representatives
socialist Contempt of parliament Despatch box Donkey vote Dorothy Dixer Double dissolution Faceless men Forgotten People Group voting ticket Hardworking families
Opposition_(Australia)
Political party in Australia (2002–2017)
elected as a senator for South Australia. He was re-elected at the 2016 double dissolution federal election. A few months later, his family-owned building company
Family_First_Party
Australian government, 1975–1983
Fraser and the Coalition were elected in a landslide victory. The 1975 double dissolution election which followed the dismissal of the Whitlam government saw
Fraser_government
Estimated revenues and expenditures
first Tuesday in May to allow the government to potentially call a double dissolution election following the presentation of the budget), 2019 (when an
Australian_federal_budget
Australian government agency
Work Amendment (Registered Organisations) Bill 2014) was one of the double dissolution triggers for the 2016 federal election under section 57 of the Australian
Registered Organisations Commission
Registered_Organisations_Commission
Prime Minister of Australia (1939–1941; 1949–1966)
hoping that the Senate would reject it and give him a trigger for a double dissolution election, but Labor let the bill pass. It was subsequently ruled unconstitutional
Robert_Menzies
Westminster-system cabinet position for parliamentary duties
socialist Contempt of parliament Despatch box Donkey vote Dorothy Dixer Double dissolution Faceless men Forgotten People Group voting ticket Hardworking families
Parliamentary_secretary
Successful referendum
the matter was overtaken by events when Whitlam decided to call a double dissolution election. The following year saw controversy over the appointment
1977 Australian referendum (Senate Casual Vacancies)
1977_Australian_referendum_(Senate_Casual_Vacancies)
Multi-winner electoral system
ticket from 1983 until 2016 At a full senate election triggered by a double dissolution, all 12 senators for each state are elected. Ireland Dáil Éireann
Single_transferable_vote
line. A half-Senate election had to be held by July 1978, since the double dissolution election of 1975 had resulted in the terms of senators being backdated
1977 Australian federal election
1977_Australian_federal_election
Month of 1974
as an already-scheduled Senate election. Whitlam's request for a "double dissolution" came hours after the Australian Senate refused to approve a $170
April_1974
Australian political party
vote of 4.2% and an increase in seats from 12 to 15. At the 2016 double dissolution election, under the leadership of Barnaby Joyce the party secured
National_Party_of_Australia
terms were truncated when the double dissolution deadlock provisions were triggered in 2016, leading to the dissolution of all of both houses of parliament
Members of the Australian Senate, 2014–2016
Members_of_the_Australian_Senate,_2014–2016
Australian politician (born 1982)
resigned his position with Hodgman the following month. Despite a double dissolution resulting in twice as many seats being vacant, he was the only new
Jonno_Duniam
and the Senate (Representation of Territories) Bill 1973. At the double dissolution election in May 1974, the Whitlam government was returned with a slightly
Western Australia v Commonwealth (1975)
Western_Australia_v_Commonwealth_(1975)
Senate, including the Petroleum and Minerals Authority Bill. At the double dissolution election in May 1974, the Whitlam government was returned with a slightly
Victoria v Commonwealth (September 1975)
Victoria_v_Commonwealth_(September_1975)
Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949
He expected Chifley to reject it and give him an excuse to call a double dissolution election. Menzies apparently hoped to repeat his "soft-on-Communism"
Ben_Chifley
1979 memoir by Gough Whitlam
through the Senate and advised Kerr to dissolve Parliament for a double dissolution election. Fraser and his Liberal-Country Coalition were elected with
The_Truth_of_the_Matter
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Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : variant of Double.In some cases, probably an altered spelling of South German Dobel or Döbel, a topographic name for someone who lived in a gorge or deep valley, Middle High German southern dialect tobel.
Girl/Female
Latin
Mistress of the home.
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin nobilis, NOBLE means "noble."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Wombwell in South Yorkshire, named with the Old English byname Wamba meaning ‘belly’ (or this word used in a transferred topographical sense) + Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English
Dark Water; In the Seventeenth Century; Diminutive of Douglas
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname from Old French doubel ‘twin’ (literally ‘double’, from Late Latin duplus, classical Latin duplex, from du(o) ‘two’ + plek, a root meaning ‘fold’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from the vocabulary word soul as a term of affection.French (Soulé) : variant of Soulier 1.George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a variant of the medieval personal name Tebald, Tibalt (see Theobald).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dowdell.Possibly an altered spelling of German Daudel, Dautel, variants of Dietz.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a sickly person, from French debile ‘frail’, ‘weak’ (from Latin debilis).Americanized spelling of German Diebel.
Girl/Female
Scottish
From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Coble.Americanized spelling of German Kobel.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Hildo (see Hildebrand, Houde).French : habitational name from any of several places in Normandy called La Houle or Les Houles, named in Old French with the singular or plural of houle ‘cave’.English : variant of Hole.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Girl/Female
Christian, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Money
Boy/Male
Hindu
Born during the rainy season, Money
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Goble or Gobel.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of French Gobeil.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Money; Russian Currency
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dubhghall, DOYLE means "black stranger."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dibble.Altered spelling of German Deibel or Deubel.
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DOUBLE DISSOLUTION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.German unexplained.
Boy/Male
Biblical Hebrew
My light, who diffuses light.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Having Great Quality; Prosperty of Wealth; Feature; Head; Kindness; Success and Hard Working; Design; New
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian
Great, Nice
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, German
Resolute Protector
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Rugmangad's Wife Name
Boy/Male
Indian
Discretion, Sense, Manners, Distinction, Distinguishing
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Energetic; Gifted; Brilliant
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Ruler of the Home
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v. t.
To double the natural darkness of (a place).
n.
One who, or that which, doubles.
n.
Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
a.
Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
a.
To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.
imp. & p. p.
of Double
n.
Double beer; strong beer.
n.
Double-quick time, step, or march.
adv.
In a double degree; doubly.
a.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
adv.
Twice; doubly.
adv.
In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as, doubly wise or good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation.
n.
That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.
v. t.
To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder.
n.
The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
n.
A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.
n.
The state of being double or doubled.
v. i.
To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.