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- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 abstract "The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was an Act of the Australian Parliament passed in 1918 which replaced the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 which had defined who was entitled to vote in Australian federal elections. The 1902 Act set uniform national franchise criteria, establishing the voting age at 21 years and women's suffrage at the national level, also a right to stand for election to the Parliament. That Act also disqualified from voting a number of categories of people, including Indigenous peoples from Australian, Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands (except New Zealand Maori), even if citizens of the British Empire. A plurality voting system (\"first-past-the-post\") was established. The 1902 Act also made it clear that no person could vote more than once at each election. The 1902 Act was amended in 1906 to allow postal voting. In 1908, a permanent electoral roll was established and in 1911 it became compulsory for eligible voters to enroll. Compulsory enrollment led to a large increase in voter turnout, even though voting was still voluntary. From 1912, elections have been held on Saturdays.The 1918 Act was introduced by the Nationalist Party of Billy Hughes and is still the core legislation governing the conduct of elections in Australia, having been amended on numerous occasions since 1918.".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 thumbnail Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg?width=300.
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- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageOutDegree "50".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageRevisionID "697017678".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink 1949_in_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink 1962_in_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink 1973_in_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink 1984_in_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Australian_Electoral_Commission.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Australian_House_of_Representatives.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Australian_Senate.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Australian_federal_election,_1949.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Australian_nationality_law.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Billy_Hughes.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink British_subject.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Category:1918_in_Australian_law.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Category:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Category:Election_legislation.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Chifley_Government.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Commonwealth_Franchise_Act_1902.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Compulsory_voting.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Elections_in_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_roll.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_system_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Hawke_Government.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Indigenous_Australians.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Indigenous_peoples.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Instant-runoff_voting.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Menzies_Government_(1949–66).
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Māori_language.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink National_Party_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Nationalist_Party_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Parliament_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Plurality_voting_system.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Political_funding_in_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Postal_voting.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Proportional_representation.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Single_transferable_vote.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Swan_by-election,_1918.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Voter_turnout.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Voting.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Voting_age.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Whitlam_Government.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLink Womens_suffrage.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Commonwealth Electoral Act".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Electoral Act 1918".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Electoral Act".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 amendments "1949196219731984".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 commencement "Various dates".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 legislature Parliament_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 longTitle "An Act to Consolidate and Amend the".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 longTitle "Law relating to Parliamentary Elections".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 longTitle "and for other purposes".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 relatedLegislation Commonwealth_Franchise_Act_1902.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 shortTitle "Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918".
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- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 subject Category:1918_in_Australian_law.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 subject Category:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Australia.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 subject Category:Election_legislation.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 hypernym Act.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 type Band.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 comment "The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 was an Act of the Australian Parliament passed in 1918 which replaced the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 which had defined who was entitled to vote in Australian federal elections. The 1902 Act set uniform national franchise criteria, establishing the voting age at 21 years and women's suffrage at the national level, also a right to stand for election to the Parliament.".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 label "Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918".
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 sameAs Q5153731.
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- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 sameAs Q5153731.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 wasDerivedFrom Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918?oldid=697017678.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 depiction Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg.
- Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918 isPrimaryTopicOf Commonwealth_Electoral_Act_1918.