| Event
| |
Date
| Close of rolls |
26 October 2009 |
| Close of nominations |
4 November 2009 |
| Close of candidate registration (for election funding purposes) |
5pm 4 November 2009 |
| Pre-Poll voting commences |
23 November 2009 |
| Close registrations of electoral material |
27 November 2009 |
| Close receipt of postal vote applications |
30 November 2009 |
| Close of pre-poll voting |
4 December 2009 |
| Election Day |
5 December 2009 |
| Return of postal votes |
7 December 2009 |
| Declaration of Poll |
9 December 2009 |
| End of disclosure period (for election funding purposes) |
31 December 2009 |
| Disclosures of political donations and electoral expenditure due |
25 February 2010 |