THE 2022 federal election will be held on 21 May.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the Governor-General on Sunday, 10 April to call the election.
Ahead of the close of candidate nominations on 21 April, five people have announced a run for the seat of Dunkley.
Labor MP Peta Murphy is the incumbent. She will be running again this year.
The Liberals have put forward lawyer and former Survivor contestant Sharn Coombes to contest the seat.
The other candidates for Dunkley at the 2022 federal election as of 14 April are Liam O’Brien for the Greens, Damian Willis for the Liberal Democrats, and Adrian Irvine for the United Australia Party.
Dunkley was won by Labor in 2019, after last winning it in 1993. From 1996 to 2016 Liberal Bruce Billson held the seat. Liberal Chris Crewther was the local member from 2016 to 2019, but lost the seat after just one term.
Labor currently holds Dunkley with a 2.7 per cent margin.