Notes and Comments the Elections
The elections will be over before my next letter appears, and unless by some flaw m the slovenly and ambiguous Electoral Act they are rendered invalid, a great load of anxiety…
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Politics & elections, 1901
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The Federal Election
Yesterday the first election for the first Australian Parliment was held throughout the colony. In sympathy with the importance of the occasion the voting was large at least it was so in Braidwood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Composition of The Federal Parliament
Barton expects to secure a majority of from ten to twelve in the House of Representatives. The Labour Party numbers thirteen in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's News. Sydney, Tuesday. The Federal Elections
IN the Senate returns Walker still heads the poll with four of the freetraders bunch and O'Connor. The result will not be disturbed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Eden-Monaro Election. Mr. Austin Chapman, M.H.R., at Queanbeyan
IT was announced in Queanbeyan early on Saturday evening that the successful candidate for election to the Hons[?] of Representatives in the Commonwealth…
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We learn on very good authority that Alderman E. J. Henry intends coming forward as a candidate for Braidwood State electorate. A requisition asking him to…
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The general opinion is that Mr See favours a general election for the State Parliament as early as possible. It is understood this is the reason the reconstruction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Telegrams. The Eden Monaro Elections. QUEANBEYAN. Monday, 2.30 p.m
The Eden-Monaro returns are all in, excepting three small booths, which are expected to increase Mr. Chapman's majority. Results: Chapman, 5298; Wood, 2942,…
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Sydney, freetraders are jubilant over the elections. In Sydney and suburbs, as I predicted. they simply swept the pool, not a single Bartnian being returned . Truly Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Result of the Elections
Taking the Senate returns up to Tuesday afternoon, which cannot, be altered materially, we (“Daily Telegraph”) find the aggregate polls for the two elected bunches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Lessons from the Elections
THE community can derive some information from the recently completed Federal elections. It is evident that henceforth the "bunch" system must…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State Parliament
There will be twenty-one seats to fill in the State Parliament of New South Wales in the room of the members who have been elected to seats in the Federal Parliament…
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A labour candidate who is new to public life had been interviewed by a reporter in reference to his opinion of the Federal campaign, and he felt very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Senate Polling in Werriwa
Following is the return of the Senate polling for Werriwa:—Messrs A J Gould 3137, E D Millen 3084, J T Walker 3017, J P Gray 2988, E Pulsford 2862 J C Neild…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meeting of the State Parliament
Now that Mr. See has succeeded in forming his Ministry, he will be able to come to some decision about meeting Parliament or going to the country. It was a matter, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eden-Monaro Federal Election
The following is the official result of the polling in connection with the election of a member for the Eden-Manaro Electorate in the Federal House of Representatives:—…
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Lawyers predominate in both Houses of the Federal Parliament. There are eleven legal gentlemen in the Senate (seven barristers and four solicitors) and fifteen in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Election Returns
At the electoral office the compilation of the final returns is delayed by the non-receipt of the numbers polled at one polling place on the North Coast. It prevents the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election for the Senate
The final returns for the Commonwealth Senate have been published. Following are the particulars of those elected:—J. T. Walker (F), 79,800; E. D. Millen, M.L.C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of the Federal Parliament
The following circular has been issued by the Education Department;—The Minister of Public Instruction has expressed his approval of the movement initiated for…
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