Parliament House

Canberra, 13 November 2017

I HEREBY notify that, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, I have this day issued a writ for the election of a Member to serve in the House of Representatives for the electoral division of Bennelong in the place of Mr John Alexander OAM, resigned.

The following dates have been fixed for the purposes of the election:

Close of rolls………………………Monday, 20 November 2017

Close of nominations…………Thursday, 23 November 2017

Date of polling……………………Saturday, 16 December 2017

Return of writ…………………….On or before Wednesday, 21 February 2018

THE HON TONY SMITH MP

Speaker of the House of Representatives