2016 Australian federal election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2016-australian-federal-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is 2016 Australian federal election?150 seats
2. What is the election date?July 2, 2016
3. What is the parliamentary type?Double dissolution
4. What was a double dissolution in the 2016 Australian election?It was a special election where all seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate were voted on to break a parliamentary deadlock.
5. How did the new Senate voting system work in 2016?Voters could number all the boxes or just vote for their favorite candidate, giving them more direct control over preferences.

Double Dissolution Election: A rare constitutional mechanism where both houses of parliament are dissolved and all members are put up for re-election to resolve legislative deadlock.
Optional Preferential Voting: A voting system for the Senate where voters can choose to number all candidates or just their top choice, influencing preference distribution.
Crossbenchers: Elected members of parliament who do not belong to the government or the official opposition, often holding significant influence.
Plurality of Seats: Winning the largest number of seats in a legislature, though not necessarily more than half.