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NEW SOUTH WALES

NEW SOUTH WALES NEW SOUTH WALES 1. Parliament By-election. Campaigning for the 19 September George’s River by-election, Mr Askin made i t clear t h a t he would regard a Liberal win as a mandate to push ahead with the government’s ‘law and order’ campaign. Labor fought primarily on the bread and butter issues of cost of living and education. In the event, Labor’s Mr F. J . Walker won well, Labor’s share of formal primaries rising from 41.3 per cent in 1968 to 47.8 per cent, while the Liberals’ share fell from 58 per cent to 40.3 per cent. Representation in the Legislative Assembly thus became: Liberals 35, Country party 17, Labor 40, Independents 2. Legislative Council reform. Liberal proposals to reform the Legislative Council are slowly taking shape. After lively debate, the Liberal state council on 2 November endorsed the state executive’s views on reform. A full adult franchise was suggested t o elect forty-eight MLCs. two for each province, comprising four Assembly electorates. Each member would serve two terms of parliament, with staggered elections and provision for by-elections when necessary. The Budgel. Mr Askin announced that he would budget for a deficit of $8 million rather than http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Politics and History Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1971 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0004-9522
eISSN
1467-8497
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8497.1971.tb00825.x
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Abstract

NEW SOUTH WALES 1. Parliament By-election. Campaigning for the 19 September George’s River by-election, Mr Askin made i t clear t h a t he would regard a Liberal win as a mandate to push ahead with the government’s ‘law and order’ campaign. Labor fought primarily on the bread and butter issues of cost of living and education. In the event, Labor’s Mr F. J . Walker won well, Labor’s share of formal primaries rising from 41.3 per cent in 1968 to 47.8 per cent, while the Liberals’ share fell from 58 per cent to 40.3 per cent. Representation in the Legislative Assembly thus became: Liberals 35, Country party 17, Labor 40, Independents 2. Legislative Council reform. Liberal proposals to reform the Legislative Council are slowly taking shape. After lively debate, the Liberal state council on 2 November endorsed the state executive’s views on reform. A full adult franchise was suggested t o elect forty-eight MLCs. two for each province, comprising four Assembly electorates. Each member would serve two terms of parliament, with staggered elections and provision for by-elections when necessary. The Budgel. Mr Askin announced that he would budget for a deficit of $8 million rather than

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Australian Journal of Politics and HistoryWiley

Published: Apr 1, 1971

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