The 1903 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 16 December 1903. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent P
Alfred Deakin crop
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The 1906 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 12 December 1906. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent P
1903 Australian federal election
…Labour was replaced by a minority Free Trader government, which finally fell in July 1905 to be replaced by the Protectionists, who continued until the 1906 election and beyond. The Free Traders remained in opposition throughout this eventful period with the exception of Labour forming the opposition for the first…
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Portrait of Alfred Deakin seated at his desk
John Forrest 1909