Australian federal election, 1917
GPTKB entity
Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
event
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
April 1917
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
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| gptkbp:date |
1917
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
gptkb:Australian_Electoral_Commission
gptkb:Electoral_Act_1918 rallies and speeches mandatory voting led to changes in electoral laws May 1917 analysis of voting patterns debates over electoral fairness intense campaigning by both major parties various_locations_across_Australia Labor_Party_majority_government |
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia |
| gptkbp:heldIn |
May 5, 1917
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_Australian_political_landscape_during_WWI
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influenced_future_elections_in_Australia
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
archived election documents
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
reflected public opinion on conscription
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Australian federal election, 1917
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced post-war policies
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| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
discussions on conscription policy
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| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Billy_Hughes
gptkb:Frank_Tudor |
| gptkbp:localGovernment |
Hughes government continued
|
| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
national security
war effort conscription |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive coverage in newspapers
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| gptkbp:notableContestants |
75
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:George_Pearce
gptkb:James_Scullin gptkb:John_Thomas_Lang 150 Edward_Mann |
| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
42
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Labor government retained power
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
38 seats
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| gptkbp:politicalRole |
shaped_future_political_landscape_in_Australia
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Australian_federal_election,_1914
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
debate over war involvement
showed_support_for_Labor_Party |
| gptkbp:result |
Labor_Party_won
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First election during World War I
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Australian_federal_election,_1919
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| gptkbp:type |
federal election
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
varied across states
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
gptkb:Australian_citizens
21 years secret ballot preferential voting 75.5% shift_towards_Labor_Party |