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... COMPULSORY VOTING Compulsion to vote at parliamentary elections has been universal in Australia since 1942 when South Australia adopted the practice . It is almost unknown in other democratic countries and , indeed , seems to most ...
... COMPULSORY VOTING Compulsion to vote at parliamentary elections has been universal in Australia since 1942 when South Australia adopted the practice . It is almost unknown in other democratic countries and , indeed , seems to most ...
Page 83
... compulsory legislation and compulsory voting . . . because [ as things are ] . . . the dishonest exercise of the franchise by one individual might bring ... such a terrible catastrophe as putting a Labour [ sic ] Government into power ...
... compulsory legislation and compulsory voting . . . because [ as things are ] . . . the dishonest exercise of the franchise by one individual might bring ... such a terrible catastrophe as putting a Labour [ sic ] Government into power ...
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... compulsory , and resulted in a majority of approximately two to one 3 Compulsory voting was introduced in Western Australia at the next State elections in 1936 . in favour of secession . On the same day a 205 Caution Before the Storm.
... compulsory , and resulted in a majority of approximately two to one 3 Compulsory voting was introduced in Western Australia at the next State elections in 1936 . in favour of secession . On the same day a 205 Caution Before the Storm.
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
THREE ELEVENS IN THE FIELD c 19041908 | 55 |
LABOR IN POWER c 19091913 | 68 |
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