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Australian federal election, 1929

Index Australian federal election, 1929

Federal elections were held in Australia on 12 October 1929. [1]

90 relations: Albert Rowe, Allan Guy, Arthur Lewis (Australian politician), Arthur Rodgers, Aubrey Abbott, Australian federal election, 2007, Australian House of Representatives, Australian Labor Party, Australian Senate, Billy Hughes, Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1929, Charles Hawker, Charles Marr, Coalition (Australia), Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Compulsory voting, Constitution of Australia, Country Progressive Party, Darby Riordan, Division of Angas (1903–34), Division of Bass, Division of Bendigo, Division of Calare, Division of Corangamite, Division of Corio, Division of Eden-Monaro, Division of Fawkner, Division of Flinders, Division of Franklin, Division of Gwydir, Division of Kennedy, Division of Martin, Division of North Sydney, Division of Parkes (1901–69), Division of Parramatta, Division of Wakefield, Division of Wannon, Division of Wentworth, Division of Wilmot, Division of Yarra, Double dissolution, Earle Page, Edward Mann (Australian politician), Edward McTiernan, Elections in Australia, Eric Bowden, Geoffry Hurry, George Gibbons, George Maxwell (Australian politician), Graham Pratten, ..., Grosvenor Francis, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Hunter Region, Independent politician, Industrial relations, Instant-runoff voting, Jack Holloway, James Bayley (politician), James Scullin, John Cusack (politician), John Eldridge (politician), John Howard, John Latham (judge), John Lister (Australian politician), John McNeill (Australian politician), John Perkins (Australian politician), Joseph Lyons, Littleton Groom, Llewellyn Atkinson, Lou Cunningham, Maurice Collins, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1929–1931, Moses Gabb, Motion of no confidence, National Party of Australia, Nationalist Party (Australia), Neville Howse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Percy Stewart, Prime Minister of Australia, Richard Crouch, Richard Keane, Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Stanley Bruce, Syd Jackson (politician), Two-party-preferred vote, Walter Marks (politician), Walter Parsons (politician), William Gibson (Australian politician), William McWilliams. Expand index (40 more) »

Albert Rowe

Albert Edward Rowe (1872 – 16 August 1955) was an Australian politician.

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Allan Guy

James Allan Guy, CBE (30 November 1890 – 16 December 1979) was an Australian politician who represented the Australian Labor Party in both the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Federal House of Representatives, before leaving to represent the United Australia Party and then the Liberal Party of Australia in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Arthur Lewis (Australian politician)

Arthur Lewis (22 April 1882 – 11 April 1975) was an Australian politician.

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Arthur Rodgers

Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (20 March 1876 – 4 October 1936) was an Australian politician.

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Aubrey Abbott

Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott (4 May 1886 – 30 April 1975) was an Australian politician and administrator of the Northern Territory.

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Australian federal election, 2007

Federal elections were held in Australia on 24 November 2007.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two Houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia.

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Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party (ALP, also Labor, was Labour before 1912) is a political party in Australia.

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Australian Senate

The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.

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Billy Hughes

William Morris Hughes, (25 September 186228 October 1952) was an Australian politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1915 to 1923.

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Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1929

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1929 Australian federal election.

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Charles Hawker

Charles Allan Seymour Hawker (16 May 1894 – 25 October 1938) was an Australian politician.

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Charles Marr

Sir Charles William Clanan Marr (23 March 1880 – 20 October 1960) was an Australian politician.

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Coalition (Australia)

The Coalition (or Liberal–National Coalition) is an alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics.

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Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was an Australian court that existed from 1904 to 1956.

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Compulsory voting

Compulsory voting refers to laws which require eligible citizens to register and vote in national and/or local elections.

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Constitution of Australia

The Constitution of Australia is the supreme law under which the government of the Commonwealth of Australia operates, including its relationship to the States of Australia.

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Country Progressive Party

The Country Progressive Party was a splinter group from the Victorian branch of the Australian Country Party active in the late 1920s.

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Darby Riordan

David "Darby" Riordan (23 July 1886 – 15 October 1936) was an Australian politician.

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Division of Angas (1903–34)

The Division of Angas was an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia.

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Division of Bass

The Division of Bass is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.

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Division of Bendigo

The Division of Bendigo is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

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Division of Calare

The Division of Calare is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Corangamite

The Division of Corangamite is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria.

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Division of Corio

The Division of Corio is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria.

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Division of Eden-Monaro

The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Fawkner

The Division of Fawkner was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.

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Division of Flinders

The Division of Flinders is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.

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Division of Franklin

The Division of Franklin is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania.

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Division of Gwydir

The Division of Gwydir was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales.

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Division of Kennedy

The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

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Division of Martin

The Division of Martin was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of North Sydney

The Division of North Sydney is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Parkes (1901–69)

The Division of Parkes was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Parramatta

The Division of Parramatta is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Wakefield

The Division of Wakefield is an Australian electoral division in the state of South Australia.

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Division of Wannon

The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

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Division of Wentworth

The Division of Wentworth is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

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Division of Wilmot

The Division of Wilmot was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Tasmania.

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Division of Yarra

The Division of Yarra was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

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Double dissolution

A double dissolution is a procedure permitted under the Australian Constitution to resolve deadlocks in the bicameral Parliament of Australia between the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).

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Earle Page

Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, (8 August 188020 December 1961) was an Australian politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Australia, holding office for 19 days after the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939.

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Edward Mann (Australian politician)

Edward Alexander Mann (11 August 1874 – 15 November 1951) was a Nationalist member of the Australian House of Representatives and radio commentator. Mann was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia and was the brother of Frederick Mann, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1935 to 1944. He was educated at the University of Melbourne and was appointed government analyst in Western Australia in 1895 and set up the government laboratory in Perth. In 1901 he married Estelle Frances Leonie Hicks. He was appointed to the Commonwealth Advisory Council for Science and Industry from 1916 to 1920, although his participation was limited, partly due to the distance between Perth and Melbourne.

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Edward McTiernan

Sir Edward Aloysius McTiernan, KBE (16 February 1892 – 9 January 1990), was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge.

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Elections in Australia

Elections in Australia take place periodically to elect the legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, as well as for each Australian state and territory.

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Eric Bowden

Eric Kendall Bowden (30 September 1871 – 13 February 1931) was an Australian solicitor and politician.

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Geoffry Hurry

Geoffry Hurry (15 September 1868 – 7 February 1951) was an Australian politician.

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George Gibbons

George Albert Reginald Gibbons (1887 – 11 August 1954) was an Australian politician.

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George Maxwell (Australian politician)

George Arnot Maxwell (30 April 1859 – 25 June 1935) was a barrister and Australian politician.

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Graham Pratten

Frederick Graham Pratten (13 December 1899 – 18 December 1977) was an Australian politician.

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Grosvenor Francis

Grosvenor Arundell Francis (14 August 1873 – 30 November 1944) was an Australian politician.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hunter Region

The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Industrial relations

Industrial relations is a multidisciplinary field that studies the employment relationship.

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Instant-runoff voting

Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a voting method used in single-seat elections with more than two candidates.

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Jack Holloway

Edward James "Jack" Holloway (12 April 1875 – 3 December 1967) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1929 to 1951, representing the Labor Party.

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James Bayley (politician)

James Garfield Bayley (26 March 1882 – 14 January 1968) was an Australian politician.

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James Scullin

James Henry "Jim" Scullin (18 September 1876 – 28 January 1953) was an Australian Labor Party politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia.

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John Cusack (politician)

John Joseph Cusack (8 August 1868 – 8 September 1956) was an Australian politician, coachbuilder and garage proprietor.

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John Eldridge (politician)

John Chambers Eldridge (1872 – 17 April 1954), Australian politician, was the Member for the Division of Martin in the Australian House of Representatives from 12 October 1929 to 19 December 1931.

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John Howard

John Winston Howard, (born 26 July 1939) is a former Australian politician who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1996 to 2007.

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John Latham (judge)

Sir John Greig Latham GCMG QC (26 August 1877 – 25 July 1964) was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1935 to 1952.

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John Lister (Australian politician)

John Henry Lister (13 May 1875 – 4 October 1935) was an Australian politician.

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John McNeill (Australian politician)

John James McNeill (1868 – 14 June 1943) was a 20th-century Australian politician.

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John Perkins (Australian politician)

John Arthur Perkins (18 May 1878 – 13 July 1954) was an Australian politician.

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Joseph Lyons

Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia, serving from January 1932 until his death.

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Littleton Groom

Sir Littleton Ernest Groom, KCMG KC (22 April 18676 November 1936) was an Australian Federal Minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Australia's 17th longest serving federal Parliamentarian (33 years and one month).

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Llewellyn Atkinson

Llewellyn Atkinson (18 December 1867 – 1 November 1945) was an Australian politician.

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Lou Cunningham

Lucien Lawrence "Lou" Cunningham (4 June 1889 – 23 March 1948) was an Australian farmer and politician.

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Maurice Collins

Maurice Collins (1878 – 9 August 1945) was an Australian politician.

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Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1929–1931

This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 12th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1929 election on 12 October 1929.

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Moses Gabb

Joel Moses Gabb (21 November 1882 – 6 March 1951) was an Australian politician.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia (also known as The Nationals or simply, The Nats) is an Australian political party.

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Nationalist Party (Australia)

The Nationalist Party was an Australian political party.

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Neville Howse

Major General Sir Neville Reginald Howse, (26 October 1863 – 19 September 1930) was a senior Australian Army officer, surgeon, politician, and a British-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

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Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas.

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Percy Stewart

Percy Gerald Stewart (18 October 1885 – 15 October 1931) was an Australian politician.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The Prime Minister of Australia (sometimes informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of Australia.

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Richard Crouch

Richard Armstrong Crouch (19 June 1868 – 7 April 1949) was an Australian politician.

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Richard Keane

Richard Valentine Keane (14 February 1881 – 26 April 1946) was an Australian politician. Keane was born in Beechworth, Victoria and, after his police constable father was transferred to Melbourne, was educated at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda. When he was 16 he took a position as a clerk in the Victorian Railways. In 1909 he married Ruby Thorne and they subsequently had a son and two daughters. From 1918 he was an office holder in the Victorian Railways Union, which became part of the Australian Railways Union (ARU) in 1920. He was General Secretary of the ARU from 1925 to 1929. His wife died in 1923 and he married Millicent Dunn in 1940.

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Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia.

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Stanley Bruce

Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1923 to 1929.

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Syd Jackson (politician)

David Sydney "Syd" Jackson (6 June 1889 – 28 February 1941) was an Australian politician.

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Two-party-preferred vote

In Australian politics, the two-party-preferred vote (TPP or 2PP) is the result of an election or opinion poll after preferences have been distributed to the highest two candidates, who in some cases can be independents.

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Walter Marks (politician)

Walter Moffitt Marks (6 June 1875 – 31 March 1951) was an Australian lawyer and politician.

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Walter Parsons (politician)

Walter Langdon Parsons (16 August 1881 – 2 March 1955) was an Australian politician.

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William Gibson (Australian politician)

William Gerrand Gibson (19 May 1869 – 22 May 1955) was an Australian politician.

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William McWilliams

William James McWilliams (12 October 1856 – 22 October 1929) was an Australian politician who served as the inaugural leader of the Country Party, in office from 1920 to 1921.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_1929

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