The Australian Election Commission has announced the candidates for the Federal election in May. 9News
More than 1500 candidates have thrown their hat into the ring for the Federal election next month, but the final figure has failed to break the record set three years ago.
Some 1056 people will vie for 151 House of Representatives seats across Australia, bringing the total to 1514. More than 50 million ballot papers will be printed and distributed over the next few days ahead of early voting starting on Monday.
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