1977 Elections in Oceania - 1977 Elections in Australia, Australian Federal Election, 1977, Western Australian State Election, 1977 (Paperback)

Chapters: 1977 Elections in Australia, Australian Federal Election, 1977, Western Australian State Election, 1977, South Australian State Election, 1977, Queensland State Election, 1977, Northern Territory General Election, 1977, Papua New Guinean General Election, 1977. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: LiberalMalcolm FraserPrime MinisterParliament: 22 yearsLeader since: 1974Division: Wannon WIN Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1977. All 124 seats in the House of Representatives, and 34 of the 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Malcolm Fraser with coalition partner the National Country Party led by Doug Anthony in government since 1975 defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam. Independent: Brian Harradine The government offering tax cuts to voters and ran advertisements with the slogan "fistful of dollars." The tax cuts were never delivered; instead a "temporary surcharge" was imposed in 1978. The election coincided with the retirement of the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr. Kerr had appeared drunk at the Melbourne Cup in November and the public outcry resulted in the cancellation of his appointment as Ambassador to UNESCO. The 1977 election was held a year earlier than required, partly to bring elections for the House and Senate back into line. A half-Senate election had to be held by the middle of 1978, since the double dissolution election of 1975 had resulted in the terms of senators being backdated to July 1975. Liberal Don Chipp had been dropped from the ministry after the 1975 election. He had formed a new political party, the Australian Democrats, and had announced his intention to run for the Senate. Liberal Movement senator Ste...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=993755