Media release: More than 15.6 million Australians ready to vote

A total of 15 676 659 people are enrolled to vote in the 2016 federal election, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced today.

Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said the electoral roll has increased by over 963 000 since the last federal election.

"From the day after the announcement of the election on Sunday 8 May to the 8pm close of rolls deadline on Monday 23 May, the AEC processed over 132 000 additions to the electoral roll as part of 687 000 enrolment transactions, with the remainder mostly involving the updating of residential address details" Mr Rogers said.

Mr Rogers said the overall number of people estimated to be missing from the electoral roll has dropped this federal election.

"Importantly, the number of people estimated to be missing from the electoral roll has dropped from around 1.21 million at the 2013 federal election to just over 816 000," Mr Rogers said.

"The proportion of eligible Australians on the roll has risen from 92.4 per cent at the 2013 election to 95.0 per cent."

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