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The current federal government structure was established in 1901 by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1901. The first three national elections resulted in minority governments. The world’s first ever Labor Party Prime Minister took office in Australia in 1904, though Labor governed in minority.
Chris Watson, first federal Labour Party leader as of two months after the election, and would later be Prime Minister in 1904.. The parties contesting the election were the Protectionist Party, led by Prime Minister of Australia Edmund Barton, and the Free Trade Party, unofficially led by former New South Wales Premier George Reid.
Australian federal election, 29–30 March 1901 [1] House of Representatives –1903 >> Enrolled voters 977,993 Votes cast 502,556 Turnout: 51.39 Informal votes 8,469 Informal 1.69 Summary of votes by party Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change Protectionist: 135,996 27.52% * 27 * Free Trade: 164,085 33.21% * 25 * Labour: 90,174 18.25% * 15 *
This article provides a timeline of elections in Australia, including all the colonial, state, territorial and federal elections. The information starts from when each state or territory held its first election, and continues through to the present day.
H. Results of the 1901 Australian federal election (House of Representatives) Results of the 1903 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
The 1910 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 April 1910. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives , and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party (formed by the fusion of the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist Party in 1909) led by Prime Minister Alfred Deakin was defeated ...
At least 33 days must elapse between the issue by the Speaker of a writ and the date of a by-election, and the Speaker cannot issue the writ until receipt of a formal letter of resignation. A by-election must take place on a Saturday. A supplementary election is held in an electorate following a scheduled general election if the election is not ...
The term of Australian parliaments is determined by the opening and dissolution (or expiration) of the House of Representatives. The Senate is not normally dissolved at all, except at a double dissolution, when the entire parliament is dissolved. Parliaments do not have a fixed term. The maximum term permitted by section 28 of the Constitution of Australia is three years, counted from the date ...