1855 South Australian colonial election
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Colonial elections were held in
unicameral Legislative Council were popularly elected, the second occurrence of voting franchise in the colony. The 1851 election
was the first of this type.
The election resulted in violence on 20 September 1855 in
Hindley Street between opponents and supporters of Anthony Forster, editor and part-owner of the South Australian Register and also one of the candidates for election. A consequence of the violence was the introduction of secret ballots from the following election.[1]
The
bicameral Parliament of South Australia
.
The first six
self-government
in 1857.
See also
References
- ^ Ball, Corinne. "Hindley Street riot". SA History Hub. History Trust of South Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2019.