Who Sits in Parliament? An Analysis of State and Federal Members of Parliament
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In June 1998, eleven members of a new party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, were elected to the Queensland parliament. While not entirely unexpected, their election seemed to signal a sea change in Australian politics. The party itself, with its highly populist but poorly articulated agenda, appeared to represent a shift in the political landscape and suggested the advent of a new era in Australian party politics. Its early success was highly unusual – new parties rarely perform so strongly on debut but One Nation, with its charismatic leader and intense media interest, won almost 24% of the vote and unseated several long serving, high profile sitting members.
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In June 1998, eleven members of a new party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, were elected to the Queensland parliament. While not entirely unexpected, their election seemed to signal a sea change in Australian politics. The party itself, with its highly populist but poorly articulated agenda, appeared to represent a shift in the political landscape and suggested the advent of a new era in Australian party politics. Its early success was highly unusual – new parties rarely perform so strongly on debut but One Nation, with its charismatic leader and intense media interest, won almost 24% of the vote and unseated several long serving, high profile sitting members.
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