A History of Australia [vol. 5]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 98
... Electoral Bill which provided , amongst other things , for preferential voting for the House of Representatives . It was designed , he said , ' to secure majority representation in a division under the single seat system ' . Labor ...
... Electoral Bill which provided , amongst other things , for preferential voting for the House of Representatives . It was designed , he said , ' to secure majority representation in a division under the single seat system ' . Labor ...
Page 173
... electoral suicide . He wanted Labor to declare where they stood , to keep to the monopolies declaration of 1905 . The proposed objective could lead only to ' disruption and disunity ' . The compromise men had another victory . Maurice ...
... electoral suicide . He wanted Labor to declare where they stood , to keep to the monopolies declaration of 1905 . The proposed objective could lead only to ' disruption and disunity ' . The compromise men had another victory . Maurice ...
Page 231
... electoral roll had been compulsory since 1911 for all adults except Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders . Queensland had introduced compulsory voting for the Legislative Assembly in 1915. In the election of 1922 only 57.95 per cent ...
... electoral roll had been compulsory since 1911 for all adults except Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders . Queensland had introduced compulsory voting for the Legislative Assembly in 1915. In the election of 1922 only 57.95 per cent ...
Contents
VICTORY OF THE COMFORTABLE CLASSES | 47 |
A DIVIDED AUSTRALIA | 80 |
John Joseph Ambrose Curtin and Robert Gordon Menzies frontispiece | 116 |
Copyright | |
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