Queensland general election, 2001

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	Commonwealth Election 2001
		In a by-election held on 17 March 2001, the first-ever failure by the Liberal Party to win the Queensland division of Ryan indicated a likely defeat at the general election, whenever it was called.
		She was not successful in retaining her seat, for although Labor's general election first preference vote was one per cent higher than it had been in 1998, it had fallen by seven per cent from the by-election.
		The election eventually proved to be one of the tightest in the country and although Hull took more later preferences than her opponent, she fell just 88 votes short of victory.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/rp/2001-02/02rp11.htm (14165 words)

	Worldpress.org - Australia - Liberal-National Party Lost By-election
		The election was held in the suburbs of Brisbane, capital of the northern state of Queensland, which is home to One Nation Party founder Pauline Hanson.
		Howard admitted it was “a bad result” but added: “I reject completely any suggestion that it spells inevitable defeat...at the general election.” Maybe.
		But the result will inevitably affect government policies leading up to the general elections, probably in October.
	www.worldpress.org /Asia/1171.cfm (14165 words)

	Brisbane Institute: Articles
		A one-stop shop for the Queensland election 03 February 2004
		US Presidential Election Update 13/12/00 15 December 2000
		US Presidential Election Update 10/12/00 11 December 2000
	www.brisinst.org.au /resources/byauthor_index.html (14165 words)

	2001
		The dramatic policy reversal is seen as a move to placate voters in a general election year, with a Queensland by-election coming soon, and after bad state election results for conservative parties in W.A. and in Queensland.
		January 2001: Most drivers know that talking, or thinking about something other than the task at hand, reduces one's attention to driving and should be suspended in difficult situations such as overtaking or negotiating difficult intersections.
		August 2001: The Daily Telegraph (28/7/'01) reports that The European Union Commission has accepted car makers voluntary proposals to improve pedestrain safety aspects of cars: Between 2005 and 2012 improvements to the design of the fronts of cars will be phased in.
	www.csse.monash.edu.au /~lloyd/4/2001 (3303 words)

	AEC: Why: Paliamentary Committees
		In 1983, the last general election before the introduction of division wide ordinary voting, less than 1 in 6 electors were located in a subdivision smaller than 5,000 enrolments, and more than 2 in 5 were in subdivisions larger than 10,000.
		Ms Irwin�s submission concerns the high informal vote in the Division of Fowler, which recorded the highest informal vote in the country at the 2001 federal election.
		Mr Kirkpatrick alleges that 500 voters at the 1995 Queensland State election in the State Division of Mundingburra were illegal voters and were removed from the roll before the by-election in 1996.
	www.aec.gov.au /_content/why/committee/subs/sub174.htm (3303 words)

	2004 Federal Election. Groom Electorate Profile. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC)
		There were 57 booths used in Groom in 2001, and while there was a dead heat between Labor and Liberal at the the Harlaxton State School in Toowoomba, the Liberal Party recorded majorities in the remaining 56 booths, its vote passing 70% in 24, 80% in 8, as high as 95.6% at rural Bongeen.
		Darling Downs was won for the National Party in 1972 by Tom McVeigh, holding the seat through its change of name in 1984, until his resignation from Parliament to take the job of Queensland Agent-General in London in 1988.
		He is famous in Australian political history for using his casting vote as Speaker against the Bruce government in a critical division in 1929, forcing an early election at which the Bruce government was defeated, the Prime Minister losing his own seat.
	www.abc.net.au /elections/federal/2004/guide/groo.htm (3303 words)

	Member of Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		MPs in the House of Commons are elected in general elections and by-elections to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system of election, and remain MPs until Parliament is dissolved (parliaments can last up to five years).
		Queensland Members of the Legislative Assembly, the unicameral (single house) Parliament of Queensland were known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) until 2001 and are now known as Members of Parliament (MPs)
		A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Member_of_Parliament (880 words)

	2001 UK general election
		Electoral Commission of Queensland - 2001 State General Election Electoral and candidate information for the 2001 election.
		Western Australian Electoral Commission - 2001 General State election Electoral and candidate information for the 2001 State election.
		Christians and the 2001 Election in the UK Survey of churchgoers immediately after the election.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-2001_UK_general_election.html (880 words)

	QN2001A: March 2001 Newsletter of the Proportional Representation Society of Australia
		The Coalition held half of the seats in the previous Legislative Council during the previous Parliament, all seats in which are contestable at each General Election, unlike the other Upper Houses in Australia, where members normally retire in rotation.
		In Western Australia, in 79% of the Legislative Assembly seats (45 of 57), the first preference votes of an absolute majority of voters were for candidates that were not elected, whereas that applied to 47% of Queensland seats (42 of 89).
		Also a lawyer, Mr Hunt was a Liberal Member of the South Eastern Province in the Legislative Council of Victoria from 1961 to 1992, holding a number of senior ministerial portfolios up to the early 1980s, and then becoming President of the Legislative Council till 1992.
	www.prsa.org.au /qn/2001a.html (2043 words)

	Inquiry into the Conduct of the 2001 Federal Election
		In 1983, the last general election before the introduction of division wide ordinary voting, less than 1 in 6 electors were located in a subdivision smaller than 5,000 enrolments, and more than 2 in 5 were in subdivisions larger than 10,000.
		Ms Irwin's submission concerns the high informal vote in the Division of Fowler, which recorded the highest informal vote in the country at the 2001 federal election.
		Mr Kirkpatrick alleges that 500 voters at the 1995 Queensland State election in the State Division of Mundingburra were illegal voters and were removed from the roll before the by-election in 1996.
	www.aec.gov.au /_content/Why/committee/jscem/2001_election/sub174/sub174.htm (18763 words)

	Kevin Rudd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1988 Rudd was appointed Chief of Staff to the Labor Opposition Leader in Queensland, Wayne Goss, a position he held until 1991, when Goss, by now Premier, appointed him Director-General of the Cabinet Office.
		After the 2001 elections Rudd was elected to the Opposition front bench and was appointed shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.
		Following the election of former shadow Treasurer Mark Latham, Rudd was expected by some pundits to be demoted or moved as a result of his support for Kim Beazley, but he retained his portfolio.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kevin_Rudd (739 words)

	Shofar FTP Archives: orgs/australian/anti_defamation_commission/ADC_ONLINE.0107
		Having been accused of contributing to the racial incitement which led to the recent race riots in the city of Oldham and in other northern towns, the BNP subsequently achieved a large number of votes in the British general election, including a significant 16.4% in Oldham West.
		She has also addressed the Australian League of Rights’ annual Queensland seminar, and is scheduled to speak for the League in Victoria and South Australia in August and in NSW in October.
		Together with retired Geelong policeman Andrew MacGregor, Scurr spoke on the massacre at the Inverell Forum in March 2001, an annual gathering of far-right leaders in the town of Inverell, NSW.
	www.vex.net /~nizkor/ftp.cgi/orgs/australian/anti_defamation_commission/ADC_ONLINE.0107 (974 words)

	Kevin Rudd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1988 Rudd was appointed Chief of Staff to the Labor Opposition Leader in Queensland, Wayne Goss, a position he held until 1991, when Goss, by now Premier, appointed him Director-General of the Cabinet Office.
		After the 2001 elections Rudd was elected to the Opposition front bench and was appointed shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.
		Following the election of former shadow Treasurer Mark Latham, Rudd was expected by some pundits to be demoted or moved as a result of his support for Kim Beazley, but he retained his portfolio.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kevin_Rudd (762 words)

	Liberal Party of Australia QLD Division
		Bob was first elected on 2 December 1989, and has been re-elected as the Member for Robina at that last five general elections.
		After the 2001 State Election, Bob became the Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party.
		Bob has enjoyed many highlights during his public career, including his time as Queensland’s Education Minister in the Borbidge-Sheldon Government.
	www.qld.liberal.org.au /default.cfm?action=c_details&ID=1 (167 words)

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