1903 Australian federal election

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The 1903 Australian federal election was the second national parliamentary election in Australia, notable for being one of the first in the world where women could both vote and stand as candidates.

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instanceOf Australian federal election
parliamentary election
afterPartyOfPrimeMinister Protectionist Party NERFINISHED
beforePartyOfPrimeMinister Protectionist Party NERFINISHED
campaignIssuesInclude White Australia policy NERFINISHED
defence policy
industrial relations
tariff policy
comparedTo1901Turnout similar
constitutionalContext Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 NERFINISHED
country Australia
electionDate 1903-12-16
electorateIncludes all six Australian states
excludedGroupsFromFranchise many Indigenous Australians
non-European immigrants in many cases
firstElectionAfter Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 extended federal suffrage to most white women NERFINISHED
firstElectionWithFemaleCandidatesInAustralia true
forChamber House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Senate NERFINISHED
governmentFormed minority government
heldUnder Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 NERFINISHED
historicalEra early 20th century
isEarlyElection false
laborPartyPosition held balance of power in House of Representatives
leaderOfFreeTradeParty George Reid NERFINISHED
leaderOfLaborParty Chris Watson NERFINISHED
leaderOfProtectionistParty Alfred Deakin NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
mainParty Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
Free Trade Party NERFINISHED
Protectionist Party NERFINISHED
nextElection 1906 Australian federal election NERFINISHED
notableFor one of the first national elections where women could both vote and stand as candidates
numberOfHouseSeats 75
numberOfSenateSeats 36
previousElection 1901 Australian federal election
primeMinisterAfterElection Alfred Deakin NERFINISHED
primeMinisterBeforeElection Alfred Deakin NERFINISHED
totalEnrolledVotersApprox 1250000
typeOfElection parliamentary
votingSystemHouse first-past-the-post voting
votingSystemSenate block voting
womenCouldStandAsCandidates true
womenCouldVote true

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Vida Goldstein electionContested 1903 Australian federal election