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Queensland National Party MP Santo Santoro wins the 1989 Merthyr state by-election. [34] 15 May – Australia's first private tertiary institution, Bond University, opens on the Gold Coast. [35] 16 May – Plotters of the Liberal leadership coup appear on the ABC TV's Four Corners hindering Andrew Peacock's attempts to unify the party. [36]
A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority.
1989 South Australian state election; 1989 Tasmanian state election; 1989 Western Australian state election; See also This page was last edited on 17 November 2024 ...
Results of the 1989 South Australian state election (House of Assembly) Results of the 1989 South Australian state election (Legislative Council) Results of the 1989 Western Australian state election (Legislative Assembly) Results of the 1989 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council) 1989 Rodney state by-election
The 1989 Queensland state election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 December 1989 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.This was the first election following the downfall of eight-term premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen at the end of 1987.
The 1989 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 4 March 1989 to elect the 1st Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their power legislative body.
State elections were held in South Australia on 25 November 1989. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition John Olsen. Labor won 22 out of 47 seats, and ...
The Assembly was created by four acts of the Commonwealth Parliament in 1988, including the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. The first election was held on 4 March 1989 [1] and the assembly first sat on 11 May that year. [2]