Survey Maker Survey Templates Contact Privacy & Security

Australia's first election!

A vintage-style image depicting the early Australian parliament with voters at polling booths, surrounded by historical election posters and banners, with a blend of sepia and color tones for a nostalgic feel.

A Dive into Australia's First Federal Election

Test your knowledge of one of the most significant events in Australian history—its first federal election! This quiz examines key aspects of the election, from seat counts to remarkable incidents that occurred along the way.

Challenge yourself with questions such as:

How many seats were in the House of Representatives?
What was the Hopeton Blunder?
Which parties won the most seats?

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by VotingHistory101

How many seats were in the house of representatives?

100

How many seats were uncontested?

What was the Hopeton Blunder?

The Governor General appointed somone who didn't have support and so resigned

The Governor General had an accident at a town called Hopeton

The small community of Hopeton disobeyed the electoral commission and refused to allow voting

A politician called Mr Hopeton couldn't recall the unemployment rate and the interest rate when asked by journalists

All parties supported the White Australia policy, except for one Parliamentarian. What was his name?

Edmund Barton

Alfred Deakin

Bruce Smith

Billy Hughes

Which party won the most seats in the House of Representatives?

Free Traders

Protectionists

Labour

Independents

Which party won the most seats in the Senate?

Free Traders

Protectionists

Labour

Independents

In which two states were women able two vote?

Victoria and New South Wales

Victoria and Tasmania

New South Wales and South Australia

South Australia and Western Australia

Which two states did not allow First Nations vote?

Queensland and Western Australia

Tasmania and Northern Territory

Queensland and Northern Territory

Victoria and New South Wales

William Lyne was one of only two candidates to use a car in the campaign. Why did he have one?

He was a close relative of Henry Ford and was gifted the car

He stole a car and used it on the campaign

He was the Premier of NSW at the time and used his official Premier’s car

He built his own car for the campaign

Which one of the following complaints were lodged with the AEC on voting day?

Ballots were being lost because it was windy

The pencils in the polling booth were too blunt

There was no scrutineering

There were voting pamphlets in other languages

{"name":"Australia's first election!", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","txt":"Test your knowledge of one of the most significant events in Australian history—its first federal election! This quiz examines key aspects of the election, from seat counts to remarkable incidents that occurred along the way.Challenge yourself with questions such as:How many seats were in the House of Representatives?What was the Hopeton Blunder?Which parties won the most seats?","img":"https:/images/course2.png"}