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Double dissolution election
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Double_dissolution_election
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:politics
gptkb: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
gptkbp:frequency
Rare
gptkbp:mostRecent
2016
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
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Governor_General_of_Canada
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:1974_Australian_federal_election
gptkb:1987_Australian_federal_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Double dissolution election