Issues that swung elections: the bitter dispute that cost Stanley Bruce his seat – and an election – in 1929
- Written by James C. Murphy, PhD Student in Politics & History, Swinburne University of Technology
Australian Prime Minister Stanley Bruce and Prime Minister-elect James Scullin hold a private meeting a day before Scullin takes office in 1929Wikimedia Commons
With taxes and climate change emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, we’re running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past,...