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| | | Federal Government // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ...
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Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms (and has previously been Queen of sixteen others). ...
The Governor-General of Australia is the highest constitutional officer in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
H.E. Maj-Gen Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC His Excellency Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (Retd) (born 12 December 1937), 24th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Wiluna, Western Australia and was educated at state schools in Perth. ...
The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the countrys 25th and current Prime Minister. ...
The Cabinet of Australia (whose members also serve in the Executive Council of Australia) is the council of senior ministers, responsible to parliament. ...
A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...
| | Judicial The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ...
Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Australian Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ...
Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ...
Elections in Australia gives information on elections and election results in Australia. ...
Legislative elections were held in Australia on March 13, 1993. ...
Legislative elections were held in Australia on 2 March 1996. ...
Legislative elections were held in Australia on 3 October 1998. ...
Legislative elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ...
Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ...
The next Australian legislative election is expected to take place in 2007. ...
A how-to-vote card from the Australian federal election of 2004, showing voters how to fill in the squares on the ballot paper if they wish to vote for the Liberal Party of Australia. ...
The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ...
The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of the system of courts of law for the administration of justice and to its principals, the justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ...
| | State and territory governments High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ...
There are two broad levels within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal level and the state and territory level. ...
Australia, having a federal system of government, is divided into states and territories. ...
| | Executive Legislative The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governors perform the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level. ...
The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...
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SA - Tas. - Vic. - WA The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
The legislatures of the Australian states and territories all follow the Westminster model described in the Australian electoral system. ...
Motto: Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For the Queen, the Law and the People) Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ...
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ...
Official crest of the Northern Territory The Government of the Northern Territory is a unicameral parliament (i. ...
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The form of the Government of South Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ...
The form of the Government of Tasmania is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ...
The form of the Government of Victoria is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1855, although it has been amended many times since then. ...
The form of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then. ...
| | Local government Australia has two tiers of subnational government: state (or territory) government and local government. ...
| | Political parties Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. ...
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Liberal Party - National Party The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ...
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the national Greens party in Australia. ...
The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
In Australian politics, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) is the Northern Territory equivalent to the Liberal and National parties - the Country part of the partys name is a relic of when the National Party was called the Country Party. ...
The Family First Party is a political party in Australia. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
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| | Republicanism Australian republicanism is a movement within Australia to replace the countrys existing status as a Commonwealth realm under a constitutional monarchy with a republican form of government. ...
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| The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. The Parliament of South Australia consists of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly. ...
Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ...
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of almost 1. ...
The House of Assembly was created in 1857, when South Australia attained self-government. The development of an elected legislature - although only men could vote - marked a significant change from the prior system, where power had been concentrated in the hands of the Governor and the Legislative Council, which was appointed by the Governor. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
In 1894, the House of Assembly granted women the right to vote - the second place in the world to do so after New Zealand in 1893, and the first to allow them to stand for election. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The House of Assembly has 47 members, each coming from a single-member constituency. These are commonly known as seats, and are intended to represent approximately the same population in each electorate. Voting is by the preferential system, as with the equivalent federal chamber, the Australian House of Representatives. All members face re-election approximately every four years. The most recent election was held on March 18, 2006. The South Australian House of Assembly is made up of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters. ...
When the single transferable vote voting system is applied to a single-winner election it is sometimes called instant-runoff voting (IRV), as it is much like holding a series of runoff elections in which the lowest polling candidate is eliminated in each round until someone receives majority vote. ...
Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ...
Legislative elections for State Parliament will be held in South Australia on March 18, 2006. ...
March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Most legislation is initiated in the House of Assembly. The party or coalition with the most seats in the lower house is invited by the Governor to form government. The leader of that party subsequently becomes Premier of South Australia, and their senior colleagues become ministers responsible for various portfolios. As Australian political parties traditionally vote along party lines, most legislation introduced by the governing party will pass through the House of Assembly. This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ...
As with the federal parliament and Australian other states and territories, voting in the Assembly is compulsory for all those over the age of 18. Voting in the House of Assembly had originally been voluntary, but this was changed in 1942. This article is about the year. ...
2002-2006 Distribution of Seats
- Kris Hanna was elected as a Labor member in 2002, but defected first to the Greens and later became an independent.
Legislative elections for State Parliament were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. ...
The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
Kris Hanna in the South Australian Parliament Kris Hanna (born 1962), Australian politician, is the current member for Mitchell in the South Australian House of Assembly. ...
Greens South Australia is a Green Party located in South Australia, a member of the federation of the Australian Greens party. ...
2006- Distribution of Seats
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Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. | The next House of Assembly is still being counted as part of the current state election. [1]. However, The following amount of seats has been confirmed. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Legislative elections for State Parliament will be held in South Australia on March 18, 2006. ...
* As of March 22, with approximately 75% of votes counted, Labour is ahead in Mitchell. However, in Stuart, less than 200 votes separate Labor candidate Justin Jarvis and sitting member, Graham Gunn, of the Liberal Party [2] The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...
Mitchell is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia. ...
The Electoral district of Stuart is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. ...
Graham Gunn, Australian politician, is a member of the South Australian House of Assembly. ...
See also The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
The South Australian House of Assembly is made up of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters. ...
These are lists of members of the South Australian House of Assembly: Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2002-2006 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2006-2010 ...
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- 2002 Election results
- 2006 Election Results
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