An electoral education resource
First parliamentary election is held in NSW
In 1842 New South Wales covered all of eastern Australia, including the areas that are now Victoria and Queensland.
In 1842 two-thirds of the Legislative Council was elected by voters who owned land or paid rent on property. Most men could not vote, and no woman or Indigenous person could vote. The governor or the Colonial Office could veto any laws that were passed.
1842
- Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the time line
- click on the screen to read about the event
All these paintings about voting have been hung above the wrong dates. You will have to move the paintings to their correct place so they tell the history of voting from the earliest time to the most recent.
All these paintings about voting have been hung above the wrong dates. You will have to move the paintings to their correct place so they tell the history of voting from the earliest time to the most recent.
1842
1856
1894
1901
1902
1911
1918
1924
1949
1962
1973
1984
All these paintings about voting have been hung above the wrong dates. You will have to move the paintings to their correct place so they tell the history of voting from the earliest time to the most recent.
