- The
Bjelkemander was the term
given to a
system of
malapportionment in the
Australian state of
Queensland in the 1970s and 1980s.
Under the system, electorates...
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malapportionment system - not,
strictly speaking, a
gerrymander -
dubbed the
Bjelkemander was in
effect during the 1970s and 1980s). The ****embly
first sat in...
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relative to
other states. Historically, the lack of an
upper house, the "
Bjelkemander" (a
malapportion favouring rural electoral districts) has
meant that...
- outline. The term
gerrymander has
itself contributed to
portmanteau terms bjelkemander and playmander.
Oxbridge is a
common portmanteau for the UK's two oldest...
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Other parties Historical Political terminology Battlers Bjelkemander Branch stacking Casual vacancy Caucus revolt Chardonnay socialist Contempt...
- One
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Other parties Historical Political terminology Battlers Bjelkemander Branch stacking Casual vacancy Caucus revolt Chardonnay socialist Contempt...
- this
would not
necessarily apply to
other states, were they admitted.
Bjelkemander –
malapportionment in Queensland,
during the 1970s and 1980s, designed...
- Perry), "Tullymander" (after the
Irish politician James Tully), and "
Bjelkemander" (referencing
Australian politician Joh Bjelke-Petersen). Gerrymandering's...
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benefit from a
system of
rural malapportionment later nicknamed the "
Bjelkemander",
which allowed him to
remain premier despite frequently receiving a...
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years ruling in its own right,
without the Liberals. This was due to the
bjelkemander, a
malapportionment in
electorates which gave
rural voters twice the...
