Australian federal election, May 2023

The Australian federal election, May 2023 was held on 20 May 2023.

BellmanTGM takes over from TreeEnthusiaster
Australian National Capitalist Anti-Authoritarian Party Leader TreeEnthusiaster took a leave of absence on 9 February 2023, citing burnout from the political campaign. Deputy Leader BellmanTGM, a co-founder of ANCAP and an ex-Prime Minister, subsequently took the mantle as Leader.

12MaxWild hospitalised
Commonwealth Party of Australia leader 12MaxWild suffered a rake-related injury on 9 February 2023, leaving him hospitalised until 8 August.

In light of the incident, Deputy Leader Cookie_Monster867 replaced 12MaxWild as interim party Leader, with a vote subsequently confirming him by the end of the week.

Candidates
All five parties registered by the Australian Electoral Commission at the time of the election contested it, with a total of 46 candidates standing in the election. Only one candidate nominated for the seats of Brisbane, resulting in no election being held in that seat and the one candidate nominated being automatically elected.

Election timeline
On 6 May 2023, 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:


 * 12 May, midnight – Deadline for candidate submission
 * 13 May – Beginning of campaign period
 * 15 May, midnight – Deadline for manifesto submission
 * 17 May, midnight – Deadline for how-to-vote card submission
 * 19 May – Conclusion of campaign period
 * 20 May – Election day
 * 21 May – Result announcement

Retiring members
One member of parliament and two senators did not contest the election. SpecificDear901, the incumbent MP for Capricornia (QLD), chose to run in the Senate instead of recontesting Capricornia. Cookie_Monster867, the incumbent MP for Lingiari (NT), chose to contest Sydney instead.

BellmanTGM, the incumbent MP for Pearce (WA), chose to both contest Hotham and run in the Senate instead. OtidabF1, the incumbent MP for Robertson (NSW), chose to both contest Mayo and run in the Senate instead.

Senator Jordology505 (NT) chose to contest Lingiari instead.

Liberal National

 * Carolina2k22 MP (Sydney, NSW)

Commonwealth

 * Senator HayBrand2 (Victoria)

Socialist

 * Senator model-trask (Western Australia)

House of Representatives
No elections were held in the seat of Brisbane, as only one candidate nominated for that seat.