Information on Plural Voting
Plural Voting (where rich people voted more than once in Legislative assemblies) abolished in NSW 1893. where can I find out a bit more about this
Plural Voting (where rich people voted more than once in Legislative assemblies) abolished in NSW 1893. where can I find out a bit more about this
I believe one vote was that of a Land-holder and the other hiss personal vote. Could be wrong but it rings a bell from a history lesson when I was at school in the early 50's.
Yes, thanks Elaine, I've done quite a bit of reading about it since I posted that. Also, if an individual who owned property of a certain value in more than one electoral district, he was entitled to vote in each of those districts. Which mean't they could have several votes. Certainly an advantage for the wealthy. Queensland was the last state to abolish it. Jan