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Australian electoral history
Updated:
16 February 2016
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Australian electoral reform
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Women and the vote
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Australian electoral reform
Events in Australian electoral history
A short history of federal electoral reform in Australia
The right to vote in Australia
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Federal, state and territory election dates 1946 – present
House of Representatives election dates 1901 – present
Senate election dates 1901 – present
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Women and the vote
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Women and the right to vote in Australia
Electoral divisions named after women
Women in the current Parliament
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Our Centenary of Women's Suffrage
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Indigenous Australians and the vote
History of the Indigenous vote
Electoral milestones for Indigenous Australians
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Prime Ministers of Australia
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Leaders of the Opposition
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Origins of electoral division names – current divisions
Origins of electoral division names – abolished divisions
Voter Turnout 1901 – present
Costs of elections and referendums 1901 – present
House of Representatives – Two party preferred results 1949 – present
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