An Australian federal election with two exceptions to the normal general election. Rather than the usual 40 Senate seats being up for election (a so called half-Senate election), the full complement of 76 seats are vacated and thus the (state) quota to win a seat drops from 14.3% to 7.7%, thus making it easier for smaller parties to be successful. [..]

the dissolution by the Governor-General of the Senate and the House of Representatives simultaneously, resulting in the termination of all business before them, and the calling of an election to retur [..]

A unique creation of the Commonwealth constitution. At the time of Federation, the small colonies were concerned that the larger colonies would dominate the Parliament, so the American idea of all sta [..]

(government,politics|Australian) A procedure in which the Government requests the Governor-General to dissolve both houses of Parliament and call a full election, typically to resolve a deadlock bet [..]