What impact did edmund barton have on australia?

Answer 1

Edmund Barton was born in 1849 and died in 1920 and belonged to the Protectionist Party.

Apart from being Australia's first Prime Minister from 1901-1903, he created the Federal Arbitration Court and the High Court of Australia, of which he was a founding justice.

After he retired from politics in 1903, he became a High Court judge.

Incidentally, he was related to one of Australia's greatest bush poets, Banjo Paterson.

Answer 2

Edmund Barton was initially not elected Prime minister - he was appointed.

Barton was the most vigorous federalist in the largest state (New South Wales), so he was appointed Prime Minister, although this was only after some negotiations with the newly elected Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, who initially invited Sir William Lyne, the Premier of New South Wales, to form a government.

Barton was appointed Prime Minister as of 1 January 1901.

The inaugural (first) federal elections, in which the Australian public elected Barton and his cabinet, were held on 29 and 30 March 1901, which was just after Federation. None of the parties won a clear majority, but Barton's Protectionist Party won 31 of the 75 seats, which was more than any other party won.

Answer 3

he helped Australian democracy by letting everyone over the age of 21 have the right to vote

Answer 4

he tryed to make Australia a better place to live in yh i think dat dis is it.

Answer 5

Apart from being Australia's first Prime Minister from 1901-1903, he created the Federal Arbitration Court and the High Court of Australia.

Answer 6

to be the first prime minister and to create the high court