Category Archives: National 1998

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1998 – Election Profile

Category:Election Profiles,National 1998

  Electoral Snakes and Ladders Anyone who has played snakes and ladders knows that, just before the winning square, there is always a big bad snake’s head, to take the would be winner right back to square one. The ALP 1998 almost-victory is a classic tale of electoral snakes and ladders. Labor candidates won 51.4


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The original One Nation Profile

Category:Election Profiles,National 1998

Back in 1998 the major parties were under pressure from One Nation, particularly in the State of Queensland, where the fledgling party scored well amongst the older, rural, Australian born, less well educated and those with low-income, blue collar jobs. Fast forward to 2011 and the major parties are again under pressure with Green and