Hullo.

I'm going to talk about the history of voting in Australia.

In 1856 the secret ballot was first used for private voting.

Then in 1895 Women in South Australia for the first time were allowed to vote, but the strange thing is, those who didn't like it said it would break up marriages.

In 1901 the first Federal election was held, and Edmund Barton was in it. He was our first Prime Minister.

In 1902 it turned out that Aborigines weren't allowed to vote, and it also turned out that Australia was one of the first places in the world for women to vote and stand for parliament. New Zealand was the first place where women were allowed to vote.

In 1911 it became compulsary to enroll to vote if you were over 21.

In the 1918 election for the first time you had to order your favourite MP to your least favourite.

In 1924 it became compulsary to vote in all elections.

In 1925 we had the first Fedral election to have compulsary voting. So everyone over the age of 21 had to vote.

In 1949 Aborigines were allowed to vote if they had served in WW2 and they were also able to vote in the state elections.

In 1962 all Aborigines were allowed to vote.

In 1973 the voting age became 18 instead of 21.

So, now you know a bit more about Australian voting.
So, see ya soon.