POLLS have opened for the 7 September election at Australia’s largest polling station — Australia House in London.
Australian citizens can attend Australia House in London from August 26 to 6 September to participate in pre-poll voting.
Apart from Sunday 1 September, Australia House will be open for voting on most days from 11am to 7.30pm.
Polls are not open on Saturday 7 September due to the time difference between London and the closing of polls at 6pm Western Australia time.
Australia House is the largest polling station in Australian elections and Australians in the UK can vote in any electorate in Australia using the pre-polling facilities.
President of ALP Abroad Paul Smith is encouraging Australians in the UK to make their vote count.
“In a close election the votes cast by overseas election could make all the difference so Labor will be working hard to get overseas vote over the next two weeks,” he told Australian Times.
ALP Abroad will have 40 volunteers working at the Australia House polling station over the next two weeks.
Australia House opening times:
Date Opening Hours

Monday 26 August 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Tuesday 27 August 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Wednesday 28 August 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Thursday 29 August 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Friday 30 August 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Saturday 31 August 2013 10:00 — 18:00
Sunday 1 September 2013 CLOSED
Monday 2 September 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Tuesday 3 September 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Wednesday 4 September 2013 11:00 — 19:30
Thursday 5 September 2013 11:00 — 21:00
Friday 6 September 2013 11:00 — 21:00
