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Civil and political liberties 6 [6th of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement Strict enforcement (-)
Compulsory voting > Penalty "Explanation, Fine " (-)
Electoral system alternative vote
Electoral system type majority
Female candidacy 1,902 [161st of 161]
Female parliamentarians 26.5% [14th of 157]
Female suffrage "1902 ,1962"
First female parliamentarian 1943 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.994009597789475 Time series [47th of 183]
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 4.8% [26th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 94.9% [3rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 12,054,700 [27th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 12,708,800 [34th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 14,039,100 [36th of 163]
Vote counting technology
"manual, might try using vote counting machines during upcoming elections but presently by hand"

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Australia, Commonwealth of Australia

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