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 ''[[Australia Genealogy|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Australian Capital Territory, Australia|Australian Capital Territory]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Voting Registers''
+==Online Records==
+*[http://earlyactelectoralrolls.org/default.php A.C.T Electoral Rolls 1916 — 1967] index and images.
+*[http://search.ancestry.com.au/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1207 Ancestry.com.au] has the Australian Capital Territory electoral rolls indexed for 1928, 1935, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1977, 1980 and images only for 1929-31.
+*[http://hiddencanberra.webs.com/electoralrolls.htm Hidden Canberra] has annotated electoral rolls.
-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.
+==Background==
+*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.
-== The Territorial Franchise  ==
+*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.<br>
+*Those residents of '''Norfolk Island''' who are entitled to vote in Australian elections are enrolled in the seat of Canberra.
-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.<br>
-=== House of Representatives  ===
-The residents of the Australian Capital Territory were granted a Member of the House of Representatives albeit with limited voting rights in the House by the ''Australian Capital Territory Representation Act'', 1948 (Cth). Those voting rights were extended by the ''Australian Capital Territory Representation Act'', 1959 (Cth) and full voting rights in the House achieved with the ''Australian Capital Territory Representation Act'', 1966 (Cth).
-Until 1954, the electoral roll referred to the electorate as The Territory for the Seat of Government; thereafter, the Australian Capital Territory.
-In 1974, the territorial population had grown so that a second seat was created: The ACT gained a second seat in the House of Representatives. The two seats were named '''Canberra''' (generally covering the area south of Lake Burley Griffin) and '''Fraser''' (generally covering the north). A third seat was created for the 1996 election but then abolished before the 1998 election because of a fall in territorial population: '''Namadji''' (generally covering the south, whilst Canberra moved its coverage north so as to straddle Lake Burley Griffin).
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-==== Norfolk Islanders  ====
-Those residents of Norfolk Island who are entitled to vote in Australian elections are enrolled in the seat of Canberra.
-==== Jervis Bay Territory  ====
-Residents of the Jervis Bay Territory are enrolled in the seat of Fraser.
-<br>
-*[http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/act/canberra.htm Canberra] electorate profile at the Australian Electoral Commission.
-*[http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/act/fraser.htm Fraser] electorate profile at the Australian Electoral Commission.
-<br>
-=== The Senate  ===
-The Australian Capital Territory was granted two Senators by the ''Senate (Representation of Territories) Act'' 1973 (Cth). The same electoral roll is used for Senate and House of Representatives elections.
-<br>
-=== Referendums  ===
-The earliest territorial rolls were prepared for use in plebescites and local option polls (in relation to the sale and public consumption of alcohol) but territorians did not vote in constitutional referendums until after 1977 when the constitution was amended to allow their votes to be counted.
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 == Notes and References  ==