History of Indigenous Vote

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  • Great Britian claimed NSW.

    Two weeks after first fleet arrived Captain Arthur Phillip claimed NSW on behalf of Great Britian and announced the British law would apply to the Australian continent.

  • British law applied to the whole continent.

    British applied their law to the Australian contenent.

  • Colonies given right to govern themselves.

    Given right to govern themselves by their own Parliaments.

  • Queensland passed the law of Indigenous not able to vote.

    Queensland made Indigenous definetly not able to vote.

  • WA passed law for the Indigenous not allowed to vote.

    WA definetly not allow Indigenous people to vote.

  • Women given right to vote in South Australia.

    Women were not allowed vote in other colonies until South Australia gave this right to the women.

  • New common of australia cam to existance.

    Section 41 of the commonwealth constitution was designed to guarantee the vote in commonwealth elections.

  • Narrowest view was taken.

    Legislation to regulate commonwealth voting rights and procedures.

  • Embarrasing court case.

  • Pressure granted non-white people right to vote.

    India and Britian granted this.

  • commonwealth electoral act

    commonwealth parliment granted right to vote to Indigenous who have completed army training.