Guide 3 to NSW State Archives relating to Responsible Government - OCR - Flipbook - Page 270
1893
plural voting abolished when property provisions for voting removed ('one man, one
vote' established)
the State divided into 125 electoral districts, each returning one Member
for the first time elections held throughout New South Wales on the same day
first Chief Electoral Officer appointed
1895
Australasian Federation Enabling Act passed by New South Wales
1896
members of the Police force given the vote
1897
vote to elect members to represent New South Wales at the Federal Convention
held on 4 March
1898
the Federal Constitution rejected by New South Wales electors at a referendum on
3 June
1899
New South Wales electors approve the Federal Constitution at a referendum held on
20 June
second referenda on the Australian Constitution successful in New South Wales,
Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia
1901
the Commonwealth of Australia inaugurated on 1 January
first Federal elections held
Colony of New South Wales becomes the State of New South Wales with Federation
1902
the Constitution Act of 1855 replaced by the Constitution Act, 1902
following the examples set by South Australia (1894) and Western Australia (1899),
New South Wales granted women the right to vote in State elections under the
Women's Franchise Act, 1902
1903
voters approved the reduction of Members in the Legislative Assembly from 125 to
90 (in a referendum held on16 December)
1904
women vote for the first time in a State election
number of electoral districts and Members in the Legislative Assembly reduced from
125 to 90
1906
the Jubilee of Responsible Government
1908
site of Federal capital decided
1909
agreement entered into for the surrender by New South Wales of territory for the
seat of the Commonwealth Government
1910
second ballot introduced for those cases where a candidate did not have an absolute
majority of the votes
referendum held on financial relations between the Commonwealth and the States
1911
absent voting introduced
disqualification from voting of members of the military and naval services removed
site of the Federal Capital Territory transferred to the Commonwealth effective from
1 January
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