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	Tasmanian House of Assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia.
		It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
		This was criticised by the minor parties, the Greens in particular, as reducing the minor parties' representation in parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly (246 words)

	Tasmanian Legislative Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia.
		In 1856 the Legislative Council passed legislation to create the Tasmanian House of Assembly (lower house).
		Rather than being elected by proportional vote (like the Tasmanian lower house or the Australian Senate), members are determined in single member seats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council (526 words)

	The 1998 Tasmanian Election: Women and Proportional Representation (Australian Parliamentary Library Research Note 5 ...
		On 23 July 1998, the Tasmanian Parliament passed a Bill to reduce the size of the House of Assembly by 10, from 35 to 25.
		While the representation of women in Tasmania's House of Assembly stood at a record 31.4 per cent prior to the 1998 election, this strong showing is a recent phenomenon.
		An interesting point is that the increase of women in the House of Assembly has coincided with the increase in the number of women Green candidates and their consequent representation.(5) After the 1996 election, three out of four Green members were women.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/rn/1998-99/99rn05.htm (1221 words)

	1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005
		The House of Assembly, together with the Legislative Council and His Excellency the Governor, constitute the parliament, whose responsibility it is to consider legislation, to authorise the raising of revenue and the expenditure of state money.
		The House of Assembly (The Tasmanian Lower House) comprises 25 members elected for a term of four years from five 5-member electorates.
		The Tasmanian House of Assembly election was held on Saturday, 20 July 2002.
	www.abs.gov.au /Ausstats/abs@.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/2ad78fed35df9a9bca256c3200241549!OpenDocument (306 words)

	September 1998 QN1997B
		Tasmanian Greens leader Christine Milne accused Mr Rundle of betraying her trust to 'disenfranchise quite deliberately a group of Tasmanians and to rig the electoral system to the advantage of the Liberal and Labor parties'.
		Despite a range of parliamentary tactics by the Tasmanian Greens aimed at averting the proposed changes, ultimately their complement of four could not succeed in the face of the determined combined weight of the remainder other than Independent Bruce Goodluck MHA, whose resignation on medical grounds was announced first thing by the Speaker.
		The Maltese House of Representatives was dissolved on 3rd August 1998, and polling was held on 5th September for thirteen five-member electorates using optional preferential voting and quota-preferential counting.
	www.cs.mu.oz.au /~lee/prsa/qn/1998c.html (2896 words)

	Tasmanian Fisheries History
		Ironically the latest intervention by the Tasmanian Government in fisheries development is to create a commercial salmon industry using the same species but by containing them in cages in farms rather than allowing the fish to run free.
		Tasmanian coastal waters did not contain large resources of untapped "table fish" and Tasmania was certainly not adjacent to the huge European market and certainly not a member of the EEC.
		Unlike the situation in Eire Tasmanian fishermen had just experienced almost 20 years of major capital investment (much of which was subsidised by the public purse), substantial growth, record incomes and were technologically advanced, prosperous and in a mood to protect their newly won gains.
	members.trump.net.au /ahvem/Fisheries/Tasmania/Tasmania.html (3581 words)

	Tony Rundle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Rundle led a Liberal minority government which had to co-operate with the Tasmanian Greens to pass legislation.
		However, others simply blamed the bad economic conditions on lack of investment in the state for fear of minority government.
		During Rundle's premiership, the number of seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly was cut from 35 (7 per division) to 25 (5 per division) in hope of preventing further minority governments.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tony_Rundle (244 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1904 he entered the assembly again as member for Sussex, and from August 1905 to May 1906 was minister for works in the Rason (q.v.) ministry.
		In 1878 he obtained the assent of the house to the establishment of grammar schools at Bathurst, Goulburn and Maitland with exhibitions to enable students to proceed to the university.
		But as a candidate for the federal house of representatives though really a convinced freetrader he was labelled a protectionist on account of his association with Lyne and Barton, a freetrader gained the seat, and Wise was lost to federal politics.
	www.gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html (20437 words)

	Articles - Australian electoral system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		There is a House of Representatives elected from single-member constituencies of approximately equal population, and there is a Senate consisting of an equal number of Senators from each state, regardless of population (there are also Senators representing the two federal territories).
		To preserve the balance of power between the two Houses in a joint sitting, Section 24 of the Constitution provides that the number of members of House of Representatives shall be, as nearly as practicable, twice the number of Senators.
		This is known as the "nexus clause." An attempt to remove it from the Constitution was defeated at a referendum in 1967.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Australian_electoral_system (4297 words)

	Fact Sheet - Number 6 - ACT Legislative Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		By combining Robson Rotation with a ban on canvassing within 100 metres of a polling place, the ACT electoral system gives an opportunity for the voter to consider each candidate and vote for candidates by name in the order of his or her choice.
		It was first used in Tasmania in 1897 and is still used for the Tasmanian House of Assembly elections.
		Members of the first two Assemblies were elected in 1989 and 1992 under a modified d’Hondt system of voting.
	www.legassembly.act.gov.au /education/factsheets/fact06/fsb06.htm (576 words)

	Three Tasmanian Law Reformers
		It was a privilege to count such a Tasmanian as a close friend[5].
		They wished to assert that the repeated refusals of the Tasmanian Parliament, specifically the Council, to remove the last criminal laws in Australia against private consensual adult sexual relations between men[59], was a breach of the Covenant.
		[30] Tasmanian Parliamentary Debates (House of Assembly) 11 August 1993, 2891 (the Attorney-General).
	www.hcourt.gov.au /speeches/kirbyj/kirbyj_5nov04.html (6623 words)

	Parliament@Work - Australian Capital Territory
		The ACT Legislative Assembly is a single House made up of 17 elected members.
		The Chief Minister is appointed by the Assembly, is responsible to the Assembly and may be removed from office by the Assembly.
		The building which houses the Legislative Assembly is situated adjacent to the Civic Square in the centre of Canberra.
	www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au /act.php3 (795 words)

	Discovering Democracy - Links - States and Territories Electoral Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This Office is responsible for the conduct of Legislative Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) elections, Legislative Council (Upper House of Parliament) elections, and Referendums.
		To 'balance' or curb the excesses feared from this broad franchise in the House of Assembly (Lower House), eligibility to enrol and vote in elections for the Legislative Council (Upper House) was restricted.
		It was not until 1894 that women were granted the same broad voting rights as men for the House of Assembly; entitlement to enrol and vote in Legislative Council elections was restricted to female or male property owners or leaseholders.
	www.curriculum.edu.au /democracy/otheroptions/elect.htm (2079 words)

	Southerly Buster: 10.04.05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Citizens Assembly was created by the Government of British Columbia with the unanimous support of the B.C. Legislature.
		Assembly chair Jack Blaney was also an additional member, the 161st.
		A citizens assembly elected by random draw would probbaly be an excellent way to unblock the logjam on the issue.
	www.southerlybuster.blogspot.com /2005_04_10_southerlybuster_archive.html (597 words)

	1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2002
		Despite vociferous protests from Tasmanian Green MPs, who could see their seats under threat, the legislation was quickly passed by both Houses, allowing for an election for 25 members.
		The Tasmanian Parliament was constituted as a bicameral Parliament by the Constitution Act 1854, with its first sitting on 2 December 1856.
		In a small House of 30 members, this virtue tended to be too evident and led to situations where the government of the day did not have the necessary majority to carry all its legislation with confidence’.
	www.abs.gov.au /Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/efe8de28755c3a08ca256c320024154e?OpenDocument (1151 words)

	Tasmanian Thomas Family and related Families - pafn12 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between 1869 and 1871.
		He received thanks from both Houses of Parliament for his services in China and in 1844, Her Majesty Queen Victoria graciously included him in the list of officers receiving awards for distinguished services.
		This marriage linked him to the Irish house of Lisle, while he was the lineal descendent of one of the oldest families in the north of England.
	www.users.on.net /~cjthomas/thomas/pafn12.htm (1521 words)

	Robson Rotation
		In 2001, legislation was passed in the ACT to further enhance the system by increasing the number of distinct permutations of candidates names used.
		The 1986 Tasmanian elections dramatically showed how a level playing field for candidates can deliver a result that would be unthinkable in other electoral system where parties and pre-selection panels have a strong influence on the result.
		In response to a question raised by the Victorian Opposition Leader, Dr Denis Napthine, when PRSAV-T representatives met him, research was conducted to compare the effect of Robson Rotation with the systems that preceded it in Tasmania and the stage-managed order in which candidates' names appear on ballot-papers for the Senate.
	www.prsa.org.au /viclc/submission/sub/node15.html (765 words)

	NEWS TASMANIA TASMANIAN TOURISM FORESTRY - JULY 2004
		Members of this Assembly must carry out their official duties and arrange their private financial affairs in a manner that protects the public interest and enhances public confidence and trust in government and in high standards of ethical conduct in public office.
		Members of the Assembly must not take personal advantage of or private benefit from information that is obtained in the course of or as a result of their official duties or positions and that is not in the public domain.
		......Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce chief executive Damon Thomas said Gunns Ltd deserved its elevated position in the rankings, and he said the company was a "misunderstood part of Tasmanian culture"......
	www.news-tasmania.com /july-04.html (7129 words)

	IRIS Tasmania Directory : State Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The House Of Assembly is sometimes referred to as the governing house, because it is where the Premier and most Ministers normally sit.
		Each piece of legislation passes from the House of Assembly to the Legislative Council (the house of review) for consideration.
		The Governor is the representative of the Queen in Tamania and occupies an important although largely ceremonial role in the Constitution of the State.
	www.iris.tas.gov.au /democracy/state_government.html (382 words)

	ALOR - OnTarget Vol.10 - No.34
		The Tasmanian Legislative Council's action was condemned (by the Leftists) as "reactionary", as "Thwarting the policies of the democratically elected House of Assembly", and all other accusations now being levelled against the Senate.
		But when the 1944 Referendum did take place, an overwhelming majority of Tasmanian electors voted to retain the powers that their "democratic" House of Assembly was prepared to give away.
		This Referendum, incidentally, was decisively defeated by the votes of the majority of Australians; it was the "obstructionism" of the Tasmanian Upper House, which compelled the Referendum itself.
	www.alor.org /Volume10/Vol10No34.htm (2161 words)

	House of Assembly Elections
		The Tasmanian House of Assembly is elected under a form of proportional representation (PR) in five multi-member electorates using the single-transferable vote (STV).
		In 1959, in an attempt to avoid hung or evenly divided Parliaments, the House of Assembly was enlarged to seven Members in each of the five electorates.
		Of special interest is a feature of the Tasmanian electoral system whereby through a process of rotation each candidate gets a share of the position at the top of a particular column.
	www.parliament.tas.gov.au /tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm (1044 words)

	Milestones for Tasmanian Women
		All Tasmanian women became eligible to vote in House of Assembly elections after 1903 Constitution Act changed the eligibility term from "man" to "person".Franchise for Legislative Council for owners of freehold of 10 pounds annual value or leasehold of 30 pounds extended to women.Legal Practice Act allows women to be admitted to legal practice
		Margaret Reynolds (Senator for Queensland) first Tasmanian born woman to serve in Federal Ministry (Minister for Local Government and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women).
		All women parliamentarians support legislation to clarify the Tasmanian law in relation to termination services and to remove legal uncertainties in relation to medical procedures.
	www.women.tas.gov.au /significantwomen/timeline.html (1402 words)

	Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 12 Hansard (18 November) Page 4232 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Obviously, in the ACT Legislative Assembly, under standing order 113A, the rules are that questions without notice shall not be concluded until all non-executive members rising have asked at least one question.
		In the Tasmanian House of Assembly no time limit is specified but no questions shall be asked after the lapse of an hour; in other words, it is an hour long.
		The committee considered the limitations in the other houses and agreed that a time limit on individual questions could be warranted but they would not support a time limit on the question time session.
	www.hansard.act.gov.au /hansard/2003/week12/4232.htm (662 words)

	GuruNet — Content Map
		Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1992-1996
		Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1996-1998
		Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1998-2002
	www.gurunet.com /cm-dsname-Wikipedia-dsid-2222-letter-1M-first-18851 (274 words)

	Local Government Association of Tasmania - Elections - LGAT
		Tasmanian local government elections are held every second year, during October of each odd numbered year.
		Residents are automatically placed on the electoral roll for their council area via their House of Assembly enrolment.
		All elections for councillor positions use a system directly modelled on the Hare-Clark method of proportional representation used in the Tasmanian House of Assembly elections.
	www.lgat.tas.gov.au /site/page.cfm?u=229 (475 words)

	The World Today Archive - Tas Opposition Leader claims gender bias in Parliament
		COMPERE: Sue Napier is the Opposition Leader in the Tasmanian House of Assembly but she says she's a leader under threat, simply because she's a woman.
		The first elected member of the House of Representatives, Dame Enid Lyons, was of course from Tasmania and it goes back to 1943.
		He says Tasmanians are happy to vote for women but leadership is another issue.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s166339.htm (592 words)

	Miller, Mabel Flora - Australian Women Biographical entry
		She was the first woman to be elected to the Hobart City Council in 1952 and later, in 1955, one of the first two women to be elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Liberal member for Franklin.
		Flora Miller was also a member of the Tasmanian State Parliament in the House of Assembly as member for Franklin from 1955 until 1964.
		She strongly supported proper planning measures for public housing estates, law, education, health and welfare reforms, particularly to ensure the care and protection of children.
	www.womenaustralia.info /biogs/IMP0074b.htm (651 words)

	Labor can learn from Tas poll: Bacon - theage.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Triumphant Tasmanian Labor Premier Jim Bacon said the lesson for the federal party of his sweeping weekend re-election was that it had to get back to the basics of electoral politics.
		Labor increased its majority by one to take 15 seats in the 25-seat Tasmanian House of Assembly.
		Prime Minister John Howard said he expected the Tasmanian Liberals to do some soul-searching and he urged an exhaustive study into the loss.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/21/1026898945333.html (501 words)

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