The appearance of the car in early twentieth-century Australia significantly re-shaped election campaigns. Political parties used cars to bring voters to polling places, and some voters took advantage of elections by making their voting contingent on these free rides. Politicians and other campaigners took exception to the cost of supplying cars and to the attitudes evident in demands for rides. Some saw compulsory voting as a way of forcing voters to provide for their own transportation. Introduced mostly in the 1920s, compulsory voting’s impact was initially muted. But over time it did change how cars were used in Australian politics. One hundred years on compulsory voting remains in force in Australia, and cars are still seldom used on election day. This serves as an enduring example of how new technologies could have a disruptive impact on campaigning prior to the advent of radio and television.

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“人、金钱和汽车”：汽车作为澳大利亚联邦选举运动中的一项新兴技术，1903-31

汽车在 20 世纪初澳大利亚的出现极大地改变了竞选活动。政党使用汽车将选民带到投票站，一些选民利用这些免费乘车的投票权来利用选举。政治家和其他活动家对供应汽车的成本以及对乘车需求的明显态度表示异议。有些人认为强制投票是一种迫使选民自备交通工具的方式。强制投票主要在 1920 年代引入，最初的影响不大。但随着时间的推移，它确实改变了汽车在澳大利亚政治中的使用方式。强制投票一百年在澳大利亚仍然有效，选举日仍然很少使用汽车。