Chapter 14: Election Spectacular

May 10, 1900, Sydney Street.

Henris was walking on the streets of Sydney as usual. His destination was the government building where he had worked for half his life. Now it has been renamed the New South Wales State House.

In order to make room for the upcoming lower house election, many government agencies have moved in the past two days, and their original places have been given to the State House.

"Mr. Henris, good morning. Are you going to participate in the election of members of parliament?" On the street, an aunt who obviously knew Henris saw Henris and immediately stepped forward and said excitedly.

"Oh, it's Ms. Katie. How is your son? Is he feeling better?" Henris also quickly recognized the person who greeted him and responded with a smile.

"It was really thanks to you that day. If you hadn't lent me 7 pounds, I'm afraid Trump's illness would not be cured." Speaking of her son, Katie seemed to open up the conversation, looking at Henris gratefully and saying thankfully.

There is no clear statistics on Australia's per capita income, but in the previous year, that is, 1899, the average annual income of the British was about 50 pounds, and the annual income of a skilled worker had reached about 200-400 pounds.

Please don't be confused by this data. The reason why the British per capita income is so huge is that it actually draws a lot of wealth from the major colonies.

As a senior official of the Sydney City Government, Henry's annual income is only about 20 pounds, which is enough to show the gap between the British mainland and the colonies.

And being able to lend one-third of his annual income to a person who has no relationship is enough to show Henry's courage and love.

"Those are all small things. Besides, after His Royal Highness came to Australia, he directly exempted most of our taxes. Compared with what His Royal Highness did, what did I do count as nothing." Henry waved his hand and said.

"That's true, but no matter what, Mr. Henry, you and His Royal Highness are both good people. Australia has a great monarch like His Royal Highness and an excellent official like Mr. Henry. Why worry about not being able to revive?" Katie smiled gently and said.

Since Arthur announced tax cuts throughout Australia a few days ago, Arthur has become the great ruler in the hearts of all Australians.

After all, for all ordinary people, those who can give them practical benefits are truly great.

"Okay, Mr. Henry. Go and do your work. I will definitely vote for you and wish you a smooth election." Katie saw that it was getting late and quickly stopped chatting with Henry.

Although Henry's residence is only more than ten minutes away from the current state parliament, it took him half an hour to arrive because he met acquaintances from time to time on the road.

Fortunately, Henry also anticipated this situation in advance, so he set off half an hour earlier, and caught up with the opening of the lower house election.

In order to allow as many Australians as possible to vote, this lower house election was held simultaneously in three cities in each state.

Sydney, where Henry is located, is the capital of Australia and also the most populous city in Australia.

There are a total of 198 seats in the lower house, and the most populous state of New South Wales has 71 seats. And Sydney, as the most populous state in New South Wales, has also been allocated 22 seats.

But this does not mean that it is easier to succeed in running for election in Sydney. On the contrary, Sydney, as the most populous city in Australia, has a total population of 420,000.

The number of people eligible to run for election has reached a terrifying 300,000. Even if most people have no intention of running for election, there are definitely not a few competitors.

Under such circumstances, Henry has prepared for the defeat of the lower house member election. After all, even if he fails to run for the lower house member election, as long as the number of votes is good, he can enter the lower level New South Wales State House.

The seats of the state house are changed according to the state population. This time, there are 136 seats in the New South Wales State House. Henry is still very confident to compete.

Walking into the door of the state house, Henry found that the number of candidates this time was far beyond his expectations.

The seemingly huge state house was now crowded with voters. Even if most of them were not candidates, it was enough to shock Henry.

Henry expected that today was the first day of the election, and many people should be watching and planning. Why was the State House so crowded on the first day? Perhaps all this can only be attributed to Arthur's appeal in the hearts of all Australians.

On the first day of the election, a large number of Sydney citizens have already participated in the election, and many people are still rushing in, even though the State House has no place to stand at this time.

"Henry, hey! Here!" Just when Henry was at a loss, a familiar voice attracted Henry's attention.

Looking around, it was Henry's colleague and friend, Martin.

Henry was delighted, and hurriedly stepped over and said with a smile: "Martin! Are you also here to participate in the election of the House of Commons?"

"Of course!" Martin nodded as a matter of course, and said: "This is a right we have never had. Since His Highness has given it to us, why should we give it up?"

"What is the situation now? How many candidates are there today?" Henry looked at the crowd around him and asked curiously.

"Haha, do you know what time I came in the morning? Henry." Martin did not answer directly, but smiled mysteriously.

"What time? Did you come at five or six in the morning?" Henry looked at his friend in disbelief and asked half-doubtfully.

He knew his friend's virtue, and he would do anything for the things he was interested in. But isn't it a bit too crazy to come to the State House at five or six in the morning? You know, the election officially starts at eight o'clock. What else can you do at five or six in the morning except facing that very familiar wooden door? "Bingo! You guessed it, brother. Do you know what I saw in the morning? All people! This group of guys is really crazy. I thought I came early enough at five or six in the morning. Who would have thought that when I came, the door was already full of people? If I wasn't familiar with the terrain here, I wouldn't even have a place to sit and would have to wait until now." Martin had an expression on his face that you absolutely couldn't believe, and he complained to Henry.

Martin originally thought that coming early in the morning would give him an advantage, but who would have thought that Martin was not the only one who had the same idea. The state assembly, which officially opened at 8 a.m., was already crowded with people at 5 a.m.? Second update, please support! Please vote for me, thank you very much!