Full list of QLD polling booths, where to vote on election day 2025

Australia will head to the polls on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Queensland polling booth locations here - including the ones where you can get a democracy sausage.

Queensland voters will head to the polls on May 3 for the 2025 federal election.

Voting centres across the state will open at 8am and close at 6pm.

A number of key Queensland seats are shaping up to be a tight contest with all eyes on the Labor-held marginal electorate of Blair and key Coalition-held seats of Forde, Leichardt and Longman.

Voters at a pre-polling booth in Strathpine in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled/Getty Images

Voting is compulsory in Australia and hundreds of polling booths are located across local schools, churches, community halls and public buildings.

See the full list of polling booth locations below:

WHAT TIME ARE POLLING BOOTHS OPEN

Polling booths will open at 8am on Saturday, May 3 and close at 6pm sharp.

IS VOTING COMPULSORY?

Yes, voting is compulsory for Australian citizens over the age of 18.

WHICH ELECTORATE AM I IN?

Who you vote for on election day will depend on which federal electorate you are in.

You can find out the electorate you are in by clicking here.

Brisbane interstate voting centres on election day

With the NRL Magic Round coinciding with the election on Saturday, May 3 fans are being encouraged to vote before you go by the Australian Electoral Commission.

Early voting centres across Brisbane are available to all voters, including interstate travellers:

■ Brisbane City Hall

■ West End Uniting Church

■ St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Indooroopilly

■ St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Enoggera

■ The Gap Uniting Church

■ Mcleod Country Golf Club, Mount Ommaney

■ Geebung Uniting Church Hall

■ St Gerard Majella Church Hall, Chermside West

What polling booths should I go to to avoid long lines?

Due to Magic Round these 11 polling booths – close to, or on popular routes on the way to, Suncorp Stadium – will have increased capacity:

■ Paddington

■ Paddington East

■ Paddington South

■ Red Hill

■ Brisbane City (super booth)

■ Auchenflower

■ Bowen Hills

■ Fortitude Valley

■ Hamilton East

■ South Brisbane

■ West End

Fans will have to vote early before Magic Round. Picture: NRL photos

Early voting options for interstate Magic Round fans

For interstate fans unable to vote early, the AEC will be providing additional capacity at three interstate voting centres in Brisbane:

■ Brisbane City Hall (64 Adelaide St)

■ West End Uniting Church (11 Sussex St)

■ St Andrews Anglican Church (89 Fairly St, Indooroopilly)

For more information from the AEC go here.

WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES IN QLD?

After David Crisafulli ended Labor’s nine-year grip on power at the state level, the LNP hopes to increase its already huge presence in Queensland at federal level on May 3.

Click here to see the full list of Queensland candidates in the federal election.

WHERE TO FIND A DEMOCRACY SAUSAGE

The democracy sausage is a voting tradition in Australia.

Here are the polling booths that will have snags on the barbie this Saturday.

WHO YOUR NEIGHBOURS VOTED FOR

Find out what party won the first preference vote in every polling place across Australia between 2004 and 2022.

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WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T VOTE?

If you don’t vote in a federal election, you will receive a letter from the Australian Electoral Commission.

If you are unable to provide a valid and sufficient reason why you did not vote, you are required to pay a $20 penalty.

For live election coverage, click here.

Originally published as Full list of QLD polling booths, where to vote on election day 2025