Across
- 2. What is the age at which people can start voting
- 4. How long are state senators elected for
- 5. Who decides the date for an election
- 9. What is the type of election in which both the members of the house of representatives and the senate are dismissed
- 10. What is the method of voting in which voters have to number at least 6 boxes from 1-6 to show their chosen parties or groups
- 11. Federal elections are organised and run by the what
- 15. What system of voting do we use
- 16. When do state senators begin their term of office
- 17. 12 what are elected to represent each state
- 18. What are the official election documents called
Down
- 1. The candidate with the least number of votes are _____ if no one reaches the absolute majority
- 3. Australia is a____democracy
- 6. What is the method of voting in which voters number at least 12 boxes from 1 to 12 for their chosen individual candidates
- 7. To win a seat, a senator must gain a ____ of first and later preference
- 8. What are electorates based on
- 12. What percent of votes is needed to win an absolute majority
- 13. voters write a number in the box beside every name on the ____-paper
- 14. How long are members of the house of representatives elected for
- 15. Australians choose members of____to represent their views and interests
- 16. What year was the compulsory voting bill passed in