Elections

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Across
  1. 3. /_______ in Australia is compulsory when a citizen turns 18
  2. 6. /________ elections are held, at a maximum, every four years
  3. 9. /A representative from a political party
  4. 10. / You can enrol to ______ at the age of 17
  5. 11. / Each _________ has a maximum period of office
  6. 13. /The process of enabling citizens to choose a representative for parliament
  7. 15. /Every area that has elections will have election _____
Down
  1. 1. /It shares the power to make laws with other House of Parliament, the House of Representatives
  2. 2. /Elections are generally held every three or four years for most ________
  3. 4. / In elections for the House of Representatives in the federal government, Australia is divided up into 150 areas called _________
  4. 5. of Representatives /We elect 150 members to the ________________________
  5. 7. Minister /The ______ _________ can call an election at any point of time at which they feel they and their party have a good chance of winning
  6. 8. /You must be an Australian _________ to vote
  7. 12. / Australian Electoral Commission
  8. 14. /The candidate in each electorate who gets the most votes from the people in the area will be the representative of that electorate and will hold a seat in the House of Representatives