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WELCOME TO ANDREA'S GOVERNMENT AIM PAGE! ON THIS PAGE I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHO WERE ALL OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT PRIME MINISTERS AND HOW LONG THEY WERE IN OFFICE FOR! (also my glosary). There has been 27 different prime ministers, but because Alfred Deakin was elected in 3 different times and Andrew Fisher has been elected in 3 different times. 1. EDMUND BARTON 2. ALFRED DEAKIN 3. JOHN C. WATSON 4. GEORGE H. REID 5. ALFRED DEAKIN 6. ANDREW FISHER 7. ALFRED DEAKIN 8. ANDREW FISHER 9. JOSEPH COOK 10. ANDREW FISHER 11. WILLIAM M. HUGHES 12. WILLIAM M. HUGES 13. STANLEY M. BRUCE 14. JAMES SCULLIN 15. JOSEPH A. LYONS 16. EARL C. G. PAGE 17. ROBERT G.MENZIES 18. ARTHIUR W. FADDEN 19. JOHN CURTIN 20. FRANCIS M. FORDE 21. JOSEPH B. CHIFLEY 22. ROBERT G. MENZIES 23.HAROLD HOLT 24. JOHN McEWEN 25. JOHN G.GORTON 26. WILLIAM McMAHON 27. EDWARD G.WHITLAM 28. JOHN M.FRASER 29. ROBERT J.L. HAWKE 30. PAUL KEATING 31. JOHN W. HOWARD 32. KEVEN RUDD 33. JULIA GILLARD

MY Glossary: ABSENT VOTE- a vote cast from voters who are out of their divition but are still in their state or territory which may be polling place in that state or territory. DEMAGOGOUE- a leader who gains popularity by appealing to prejudice and basic instincts. ENROLMENT- the voters name must be in the electoral roll before he/she can vote. FRANCHISE- the right to vote. HANSARD- the official record on whatever is aid during parlament. MACE- appears with the speaker in lower houses and used as a symbol of authority. POLL- a reshearch survey as well as a nother word for election. REFERENDUM- a public vote with possibly legal blinding and consquences. ROLL- a list of voters eligible to vote in an election. SPEAKER- the adjudicator in lower house debates and divisions. The four prime ministers i have chosen to find out when they were elected and for how long they were in office for: EDWARD G.WHITLAM Edward G.Whitlam was Australias 27th prime minister. He was elected on the 5th of december 1972 and was over ruled by Malcolom Fraser in 1975. Witlam's term abruptly ended when his government was dismissed by the governer general 11/11/75. ROBERT G.MENZIES Robert G.Menzies was Australias 17th prime minister. Menzies was the longest severving prime minister, he was elected twice. First in 1939-1941 and then again in 1949- 1966. ANDREW FISHER Andrew Fisher was Australias 10th prime minister. He was one of two who were elected three times. First in 1908-1909, second in 1910-1913 and third in 1914-1915. EDMUND BARTON Edmund Barton was Australias very firt prime minister. Australias federation started in 1901 when Edmund Barton was first elected. He was over ruled in 1903 by ALfred Deakin who was the second prime minister to be elected three times.