The Aboriginal franchise and its consequences.

From: The Australian Journal of Politics and History | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: Goot, Murray | Copyright information

This article traces the expansion (and contraction) of the Aboriginal and Tortes Strait Islander franchise for Commonwealth, state and territory elections, and to a lesser extent local government elections; it outlines the arguments made for (and against) Aboriginal enfranchisement; and it examines alternative accounts of what drove the expansion (and contraction) of the vote. It pulls together data on Aboriginal enrolment, political awareness and party support, particularly in the Northern...

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