The Playmander was a pro-rural electoral malapportionment in the Australian state of South Australia, which was introduced by the incumbent Liberal and...
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mainly due to an electoral malapportionment scheme known as the Playmander. The Playmander was named after LCL leader Sir Tom Playford, who was the Premier...
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distinctive aspect of the history of the South Australian parliament was the "Playmander", a gerrymandering system that instituted a pro-rural electoral malapportionment...
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distinctive aspect of the history of the South Australian Parliament was the "Playmander", a gerrymandering system that instituted a pro-rural electoral malapportionment...
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Labor finally overcame the Playmander in the 1965 election, taking 55 percent of the primary vote. However, the Playmander was strong enough that Labor...
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vote, however the LCL retained government with the assistance of the Playmander − an electoral malapportionment in which there were two country seats...
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attacks on the Playmander, convincing the LCL into watering down the malapportionment. With little change in Labor's vote but with the Playmander removed, Labor...
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supported by a system of malapportionment later dubbed erroneously, the "Playmander". Born into the Playford family, an old political family, he was the fifth...
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assistance from an electoral malapportionment, or gerrymander, known as the Playmander. The LCL's Steele Hall governed for one term from the 1968 election to...
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gerrymander has itself contributed to portmanteau terms bjelkemander and playmander. Oxbridge is a common portmanteau for the UK's two oldest universities...
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and ending decades of pro-rural electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, Labor have won 11 of the 15 elections. Spanning 16 years and 4 terms...
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Premier from 1968 to 1970. He introduced electoral reform, removing the Playmander which favoured the Liberal and Country League, which contributed to his...
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as a result of a system of malapportionment, which became known as the Playmander, despite it not strictly speaking involving a gerrymander. In the state...
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metropolitan seats. Labor had spent all but 16 years since the end of the Playmander in government due to its traditional dominance of Adelaide. South Australia...
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"Liberal (post-1979)" only. The grey area represents the duration of Playmander electoral malapportionment, beginning in 1936, in effect until the 1970...
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1959-1962 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1959-1962 Playmander Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1959 General Election - Formed the 36th...
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two-party vote, but the LCL retained government with the assistance of the Playmander − an electoral malapportionment that also saw a clear majority of the...
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and the second longest-serving South Australian government behind the Playmander-assisted Liberal and Country League government of 1933-1965, which served...
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party in an effort to improve unequal electoral arrangements dubbed the Playmander. Northern Territory Country Party MP Sam Calder supported the Territory...
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because Playford was the main beneficiary, the setup was called "the Playmander", although it was not strictly speaking a gerrymander. The gross inequities...
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