Explainer: What you need to know about double dissolution elections

By Fergus Hunter
Updated March 27 2016 - 9:34am, first published March 22 2016 - 2:00am
The Abbott government does not hold a majority in the Senate. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The Abbott government does not hold a majority in the Senate. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
How the current Senate stacks up.
How the current Senate stacks up.
PM Turnbull announces he will bring Parliament back early ahead of a likely double dissolution election. Photo: Andrew Meares
PM Turnbull announces he will bring Parliament back early ahead of a likely double dissolution election. Photo: Andrew Meares
PM Turnbull announces he will bring Parliament back early ahead of a likely double dissolution election. Photo: Andrew Meares
PM Turnbull announces he will bring Parliament back early ahead of a likely double dissolution election. Photo: Andrew Meares

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