2025 Australian federal election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-australian-federal-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?May 3, 2025
2. What is the house of representatives seats?150 seats contested
3. What happened on Australia's Big Voting Day?On May 3, 2025, Australians went to the polls to choose their leaders. The Labor Party won a record 94 seats in the House of Representatives, giving them a strong majority.
4. How does voting work in Australia?Voters rank candidates in order of preference. The candidate who gets a majority of votes wins the seat.

Preferential Voting System: An electoral system where voters rank candidates, ensuring a majority winner through redistribution of preferences.
Two-Party-Preferred Vote (2PP): A measure of the overall support for the two major parties after preferences are distributed.
Crossbench: Members of Parliament who are not part of the government or the official opposition, often holding the balance of power.
Constitutional Monarchy: A form of government where a monarch is the head of state, but their powers are limited by a constitution.