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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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