Australian Capital Territory Voting Records

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  • Voting registers, called electoral rolls in Australia, have been prepared for the Australian Capital Territory from 1916. They record the surname, given name(s), occupation and address of adult males and females entitled to vote at the polls in the Australian Capital Territory.
  • When the Federal Capital Territory came into being on 1 January 1911, the residents of the Territory lost most of their voting rights: they were not represented in either house of Parliament, they were no longer residents of a State, there was no local government and their votes were not counted in referenda to alter the Constitution. They were, however, called to the polls on the occasions of plebescites and local option polls.
  • Those residents of Norfolk Island who are entitled to vote in Australian elections are enrolled in the seat of Canberra.
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