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				2016-10-17

Glossary of Electoral Terminology

See the Australian Electoral Commission's Glossary
A B C D E F G H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P Q   R   S T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z
above-the-line	See history.htm#_5A
below-the-line	See history.htm#_5A
ballot paper	See ballot_p.htm
countback	See countbac.htm
direct election	See direct_e.htm
disenfranchisement	The removal of an elector's franchise, which is the right to vote. ln a 2016 challenge to Senate electoral changes in the High Court of Australia, the Chief Justice clearly explained the meaning to counsel.
exclusion	See rule1977.htm#clause_5
first-past-the-post	See pluralit.htm
gerrymander	See history.htm#gerrymander
Hare-Clark	See hareclar.htm
malapportionment	See the Wikipedia entry
party list	See municip1.htm#list
plurality	See pluralit.htm
proportional representation	See municip1.htm
quota	See rule1977.htm#clause_1
single transferable vote	See municip1.htm#definition
stage management of ballot paper layout	See stage_management_senate.html
surplus	See rule1977.htm#clause_2
threshold	See history.htm#_6
transfer value	See gregoryj.htm
winner-take-all	See votesyst.htm#4

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