
From the Hustings to Harbour Views
Electoral Institutions in New South Wales, 1856-2006
Marian Simms(Author)
UNSW Press
Published on 1. October 2006
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-86840-940-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the evolution of the New South Wales electoral system from a British-based model into a modern and distinctively Australian one. A modern system emerged in a series of major shifts - often based on political compromise, or Liberal/Labor log rolling - rather than incrementally. The 1890s were a watershed in the shift to a modern, claim-based system of voter registration and enrolment with as broad a base as possible. The contemporary Australian Electoral Commission operates on the slogan of 'easy to enrol, easy to vote', first devised in the 1890s.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
580 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86840-940-5 (9780868409405)
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