History of voting in Australia

In the 1800s women weren't allowed to vote because...

• because men wanted to have all the power

• because men thought they were too emotional & not smart enough

• the Queen made it a rule

• they didn't have jobs or enough money

IN the late 1800s women began demanding the right to vote. What were these women known as?

• Suffragettes

• Sufferers

• Suffingtons

• Surfers

What does 'sufferage' mean?

• The age you are when you can legally vote

• The feeling you have when you can't vote

• The right to run for government

• The right to vote for politicians to represent you

Australia became the first country in the world to give women both the right to vote in federal elections and the right to be elected to federal parliament. When?

What year were indigenous Australians did ALL indigenous Australians get the right to vote in Australian government elections?

• 1911

• 1949

• 1962

• 1988

What was the legal voting age in Australia until 1973?

• 25

• 21

• 18

• 16

What is the legal voting age in Australia today?

• 25

• 21

• 18

• 16

It is compulsory for all people of legal voting age to vote in elections in Australia.

• True

• False

When did voting in Australia become compulsory?

• 1903

• 1924

• 1949

• it isn't compulsory

What happens to you if you don't vote?

• You go to jail for 1 week

• You have to do 24 hours of community service

• You have to pay a fine

• Nothing