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| Year | Event | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | By-election – Cook | $3,339,953 |
| 2024 | By-election – Dunkley | $3,235,874 |
| 2023 | 2023 Referendum | $411,269,848 |
| 2023 | By-election – Fadden | $3,355,082 |
| 2023 | By-election – Aston | $2,908,153 |
| 2022 | House of Representatives and half Senate elections | $522,390,716 |
| 2020 | By-election – Groom | $2,712,450 |
| By-election – Eden-Monaro | $4,086,862 | |
| 2019 | House of Representatives and half Senate elections | $372,473,022 |
| 2018 | By-election – Batman | $2,177,482 |
| By-election – Fremantle | $1,723,313 | |
| By-election – Perth | $2,043,981 | |
| By-election – Mayo | $2,338,927 | |
| By-election – Longman | $1,845,995 | |
| By-election – Braddon | $2,035,872 | |
| By-election – Wentworth | $1,975,142 | |
| 2017 | By-election – New England | $1,624,755 |
| By-election – Bennelong | $1,769,664 | |
| 2016 | Double Dissolution | $286,605,622 |
| 2015 | By-election – Canning | $2,036,518 |
| By-election – North Sydney | $1,739,796 | |
| 2014 | By-election – Griffith | $1,269,680 |
| WA half-Senate election | $21,916,932 | |
| 2013 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $193,774,374 |
| 2010 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $161,342,861 |
| 2009 | By-election – Bradfield | $850,239 |
| By-election – Higgins | $710,489 | |
| 2008 | By-election – Gippsland | $996,846 |
| By-election – Lyne | $657,092 | |
| By-election – Mayo | $624,466 | |
| 2007 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $163,076,106 |
| 2005 | By-election – Werriwa | $501,611 |
| 2004 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $117,264,871 |
| 2001 | By-election – Ryan | $405,246 |
| By-election – Aston | $509,263 | |
| House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $105,830,037 | |
| 2000 | By-election – Issacs | $489,233 |
| 1999 | Referendum | $66,820,894 |
| By-election – Holt | $190,646 | |
| 1998 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $96,709,059 |
| 1997 | By-election – Fraser | $295,720 |
| 1996 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $91,407,000 |
| By-election – Blaxland | $342,584 | |
| By-election – Lindsay | $323,545 | |
| 1995 | By-election – Canberra | $369,876 |
| By-election – Wentworth | $330,148 | |
| 1994 | By-election – Werriwa | $389,440 |
| By-election – Fremantle | $370,745 | |
| By-election – Bonython | $352,220 | |
| By-election – Mackellar | $331,783 | |
| By-election – Warringah | $341,091 | |
| By-election – Kooyong | $286,503 | |
| 1993 | House of Representatives, half-Senate elections and supplementary election – Division of Dickson | $64,049,500 |
| 1992 | By-election – Wills | $347,900 |
| 1991 | By-election – Menzies | $301,600 |
| 1990 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $55,478,000 |
| 1989 | By-election – Gwydir | $210,600 |
| ACT Legislative Assembly election | $693,1002 | |
| 1988 | Referendum | $34,447,200 |
| By-election – Adelaide | $231,100 | |
| By-election – Groom | $195,400 | |
| By-election – Oxley | $199,000 | |
| By-election – Port Adelaide | $197,600 | |
| 1987 | Double Dissolution | $48,875,900 |
| 1986 | By-election – Scullin | $138,000 |
| 1984 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendums | $38,430,000 |
| By-election – Hughes | $137,000 | |
| By-election – Richmond | $146,000 | |
| By-election – Corangamite | $138,000 | |
| 1983 | Double Dissolution | $18,696,000 |
| By-election – Wannon | $103,000 | |
| By-election – Bruce | $105,000 | |
| By-election – Moreton | $103,000 | |
| 1982 | By-election – Lowe | $82,000 |
| By-election – Flinders | $103,000 | |
| ACT House of Assembly election | $157,000 | |
| 1981 | By-election – McPherson | $127,000 |
| By-election – Curtin | $49,000 | |
| By-election – Boothby | $67,000 | |
| By-election – Wentworth | $71,000 | |
| 1980 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $12,448,000 |
| 1979 | ACT House of Assembly election | $115,000 |
| 1977 | House of Representatives and half-Senate elections | $9,050,000 |
| 1975 | Double Dissolution | $6,167,000 |
| 1974 | Double Dissolution and Referendum | $3,166,0001 |
| 1973 | Referendums | $2,900,000 |
| 1972 | House of Representatives | $1,980,132 |
| 1970 | Senate | $1,735,122 |
| 1969 | House of Representatives | $1,425,075 |
| 1967 | Senate | $1,395,871 |
| Referendums | $1,041,0001 | |
| 1966 | House of Representatives | $1,079,089 |
| 1964 | Senate | $1,042,947 |
| 1963 | House of Representatives | $942,497 |
| 1961 | House of Representatives and Senate | $866,439 |
| 1958 | House of Representatives and Senate | £315,263 |
| 1955 | House of Representatives and Senate | £300,456 |
| 1954 | House of Representatives | £239,525 |
| 1953 | Senate Election | £244,745 |
| 1951 | Double Dissolution | £209,063 |
| Referendum | £222,704 | |
| 1949 | House of Representatives and Senate | £176,648 |
| 1948 | Referendum | £146,660 |
| 1946 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendums | £154,848 |
| 1944 | Referendum | £102,771 |
| 1943 | House of Representatives and Senate | £107,968 |
| 1940 | House of Representatives and Senate | £104,881 |
| 1937 | House of Representatives and Senate | £101,628 |
| Referendums | £95,893 | |
| 1934 | House of Representatives and Senate | £102,861 |
| 1931 | House of Representatives and Senate | £90,505 |
| 1929 | House of Representatives | £105,269 |
| 1928 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendum | £118,844 |
| 1926 | Referendums | £105,365 |
| 1925 | House of Representatives and Senate | £105,010 |
| 1922 | House of Representatives and Senate | £89,808 |
| 1919 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendums | £96,955 |
| 1917 | House of Representatives and Senate | £85,437 |
| Referendum | £83,755 | |
| 1916 | Referendum | £81,113 |
| 1914 | Double Dissolution | £88,000 |
| 1913 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendums | £91,438 |
| 1911 | Referendums | £51,774 |
| 1910 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendums | £59,281 |
| 1906 | House of Representatives, Senate and Referendum | £48,177 |
| 1903 | House of Representatives and Senate | £46,119 |
| 1901 | House of Representatives and Senate | £56,331 |
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