Australian federal election, October 2022

The Australian federal election, October 2022 was held on 1 October 2022. The incumbent government, a coalition of the Socialist Party and the Country Labor Party, was resoundingly defeated, with the opposition Commonwealth Party forming a minority government.

The Socialist Party, led by Prime Minister TheSensibleCentre, lost all seats it previously held in the House of Representatives, and failed to win any additional seats in the Senate, resulting in its only parliamentary representation being the two Senate seats won at the last election. Despite increasing its nationwide vote, Gregor_The_Beggar's Country Labor Party lost the seat of Hotham, reducing it to two seats.

Led by 12MaxWild, the Commonwealth Party gained four seats and lost Nicholls -- in total a net gain of three, putting them one seat away from a majority in the House of Representatives. The Liberal National Party, led by Griffonomics, became the main opposition party in this election, doubling its seat count from three to six and winning a seat in the Senate for the first time.

Election timeline
On 15 September 2022, the Electoral Commission announced the date of the federal election, and revealed the timeline for key dates of the campaign and results, which are as follows:
 * 26 September, 6pm – Deadline for candidate & manifesto submission
 * 27 September – Beginning of campaign period
 * 28 September, midnight – Deadline for how-to-vote card submission
 * 30 September – Conclusion of campaign period
 * 1 October – Election day
 * 2 October – Result announcement