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1988 Groom by-election, the Glossary

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Groom on 9 April 1988.^[1]

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1980s in Queensland
1988 elections in Australia
April 1988 events in Australia
Queensland federal by-elections

Australian Democrats

The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.

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The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known simply as Labor or the Labor Party, is the major centre-left political party in Australia and one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia.

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Australian Senate

The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.

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Bill Taylor (naval officer)

Commodore William Leonard Taylor, (born 14 September 1938) is a former Australian naval officer and politician.

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By-election

A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, and a bye-election or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.

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Division of Groom

The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005) was a conservative Australian politician.

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Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is a centre-right political party in Australia.

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List of Australian federal by-elections

This is a list of by-elections for the Australian House of Representatives from its creation in 1901 until the present day.

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National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia, also known as The Nationals or The Nats, is a centre-right, agrarian political party in Australia.

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Psephos

Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive is an online archive of election statistics, and claims to be the world's largest online resource of such information.

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Republic

A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy.

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Republican Party of Australia

The Republican Party of Australia was a minor Australian political party dedicated to ending the country's monarchy and establishing a republic.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Tom McVeigh

Daniel Thomas McVeigh (born 7 May 1930) is a former Australian politician.

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Two-party-preferred vote

In Australian politics, the two-party-preferred vote (TPP or 2PP) is the result of an election or opinion poll after preferences have been distributed to the highest two candidates, who in some cases can be independents.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Groom_by-election

Also known as Groom by-election, 1988.