1917 Australian federal election
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The 1917 Australian federal election was a World War I–era national vote that consolidated Prime Minister Billy Hughes’s breakaway Nationalist Party in power following a split in the Labor movement over conscription.
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| 1917 Australian federal election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1917 Australian federal election Context triple: [Nationalist Party of Australia, notableElection, 1917 Australian federal election]
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1914 Australian federal election
The 1914 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election in which voters chose members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate, held amid World War I and notable for the candidacy of pioneering suffragist Vida Goldstein.
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B.
1903 Australian federal election
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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C.
1949 Australian federal election
The 1949 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election that resulted in Robert Menzies’ Liberal–Country coalition defeating Ben Chifley’s Labor government, ushering in a long period of conservative rule.
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D.
Andrew Fisher government
The Andrew Fisher government was an early 20th-century Australian Labor administration known for its progressive nation-building agenda, including major social, financial, and infrastructure reforms.
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E.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1917 Australian federal election Target entity description: The 1917 Australian federal election was a World War I–era national vote that consolidated Prime Minister Billy Hughes’s breakaway Nationalist Party in power following a split in the Labor movement over conscription.
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A.
1914 Australian federal election
The 1914 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election in which voters chose members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate, held amid World War I and notable for the candidacy of pioneering suffragist Vida Goldstein.
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B.
1903 Australian federal election
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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C.
1949 Australian federal election
The 1949 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election that resulted in Robert Menzies’ Liberal–Country coalition defeating Ben Chifley’s Labor government, ushering in a long period of conservative rule.
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D.
Andrew Fisher government
The Andrew Fisher government was an early 20th-century Australian Labor administration known for its progressive nation-building agenda, including major social, financial, and infrastructure reforms.
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E.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Australian federal election of 5 May 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economic controls during wartime
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war effort management ⓘ |
| causeOfElection | dissolution of the 6th Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| compulsoryVoting | no ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| date | 1917-05-05 ⓘ |
| electoralSystemHouse | instant-runoff voting ⓘ |
| electoralSystemSenate | block voting ⓘ |
| electoralType | federal ⓘ |
| forChamber |
House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
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Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forOffice | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentAfterElection | Nationalist Party of Australia government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBeforeElection | National Labor–Liberal coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralDuringElection | Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection | King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hughes prime ministership ⓘ |
| keyIssue | military conscription for overseas service ⓘ |
| leadingPartyAfterElection | Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | long-term dominance of non-Labor forces at federal level ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1919 Australian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouseSeatsContested | 75 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateSeatsContested | 18 ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Frank Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Commonwealth Electoral Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumberElected | 7th Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | split in the Australian Labor Party over conscription ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1914 Australian federal election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterPartyAfterElection | Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterPartyBeforeElection | National Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Australian conscription referendums, 1916–1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Australian Labor Party
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landslide victory for the Nationalist Party of Australia ⓘ |
| significance | consolidated Billy Hughes’s breakaway Nationalist Party in power ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 78.3% ⓘ |
| votingEligiblePopulation | adult British subjects resident in Australia ⓘ |
| womenSuffrageStatus | women could vote federally in Australia ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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