Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
Australian constitutional mechanism |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:constitution |
Section 57
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
|
| gptkbp:definedIn |
gptkb:Australian_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:differenceFromRegularElection |
All Senate seats are up for election
|
| gptkbp:effect |
All seats in both houses are contested
|
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
1914
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| gptkbp:frequency |
Rare
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Double dissolution election
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| gptkbp:mostRecent |
2016
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:1975_Australian_federal_election
gptkb:1987_Australian_federal_election gptkb:2016_Australian_federal_election 1983 Australian federal election |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Resolve legislative deadlock
|
| gptkbp:result |
Possible joint sitting of Parliament
|
| gptkbp:triggeredBy |
Repeated rejection of a bill by the Senate
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
Governor General of Canada
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1974_Australian_federal_election
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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