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Would you like to be able to vote on every Bill?
Yes
87%
No
13%
Total votes: 545
1843 - First Parliamentary election. Men with £200 freehold allowed to vote.
1856 - Secret ballot first introduced and most men over 21 years allowed to vote.
1895 - Women over 21 years first allowed to vote.
1906 - Postal voting available for the first time.
1949 - Aboriginal people allowed to vote at Federal Elections.
1998 - Introduction of computerised scrutiny of senate votes.
2001 - A virtual Tally room on AEC website.
2007 - Senator On-Line becomes Australia's first political party offering citizens the possibility to vote directly on Senate bills.