Election

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Across
  1. 4. eligible age to vote
  2. 6. a person standing for election
  3. 9. when women were given the right to vote in federal elections
  4. 10. queens representative
  5. 12. when all aboriginals were given the right to vote in federal elections
  6. 14. six years
  7. 19. the amount of members each state is represented by
  8. 20. upper house
Down
  1. 1. number of votes to win
  2. 2. area that is represented by an elected member in parliament
  3. 3. second largest political party
  4. 5. do not belong to a political party
  5. 7. lower house
  6. 8. elected members of parliament who make decisions for the state or nation
  7. 11. legal rules used to govern the way people act and behave
  8. 13. something they promise to the country
  9. 15. a temporary political alliance
  10. 16. consists of two houses
  11. 17. the national or state law making body made up of elected representatives in both upper and lower house
  12. 18. number of votes a candidate must receive before they are elected