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| AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Civil and political liberties
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6 |
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[6th of 140]
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Compulsory voting > Enforcement
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Strict enforcement (-) |
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Compulsory voting > Penalty
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"Explanation, Fine " (-) |
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Electoral system
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alternative vote |
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Electoral system type
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majority |
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Female candidacy
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1,902 |
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[161st of 161]
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Female parliamentarians
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26.5% |
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[14th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1,902 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1,943 |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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4.8% |
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[26th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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94.9% |
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[3rd of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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12,054,700 |
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[27th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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12,708,800 |
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[34th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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14,039,100 |
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[36th of 163]
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(per capita)
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698.811 per 1,000 people |
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[48th of 162]
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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.; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
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