Title From the hustings to harbour views : electoral institutions in New South Wales 1856-2006 / Marian Simms

Published Sydney : UNSW Press, 2006

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Description vii, 181 pages ; 26 cm Contents 1: 150 years of democracy in New South Wales: an overview -- 2: Hustings democracy: 1856-1893 -- 3: The political ferment of the 1890s -- 4: Democratic modernisation: 1893-1900 -- 5: The Australian States and democracy: a comparative view -- 6: Impact of the Commonwealth: 1890s-1910 -- 7: Party Government and Electoral reform: 1910-1925 -- 8: Political crises and stability: 1925-1975 -- 9: The Wran years and beyond: 1976-2006 -- 10: Conclusions Summary 'Easy to enrol, easy to vot' was the solgan devised by the New South Wales electoral office in the 1980s. How did this system evolve from a British based model to a distinctively Australian one? Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject New South Wales. Parliament -- History. Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Branch -- History. Legislative bodies -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History. SUBJECT New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011436 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Author New South Wales. Parliament. Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Branch. LC no. 2008353100 ISBN 0868409405 : 9780868409405

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