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= Taigavu Federal Election 1900 = The Taigavu Federal Election of 1900 for the inaugural Parliament of Taigavu was held on May 26, 1900. This election followed Dominion Status and the establishment of the Dominion of Taigavu on 1 January 1900.

All 10 seats in the Taigavu House of Representatives were up for election.

After the initial confusion of who was to be caretaker Prime Minister, the first Prime Minister of Taigavu, David Hammond, went into the 1900 Federal Election as the appointed head of the Liberal Party caretaker government. While the Liberals came first in the popular vote and seats, they became bitterly divided over trade policy.

The incumbent Government retained office, although was routinely defeated on the floor of the House during the next five years. The issues faced by the Liberal Party in the 1900 election was only a sign of things to come, the election heralded the beginning of the end as the 'Protectionist' and 'Free Trade' factions began to defect to the Taigavu Labour Party and the Conservative Party of Taigavu.

Background
The federation of the colonies of New Scotland, Wavell, Redcliffe, Zillmere, Barooga and Green Island came into effect on 1 January 1900 to form the Dominion of Taigavu. An election was held on May 26, 1900 to elect the inaugeral members of the Federal Parliament. Months of storms had delayed the elections which were originally planned for April.

As a caretaker government was required to organise the first elections as well as administer the nation, Governor-General Lord Mackenzie followed the lead of the Canadian Confederation and commissioned the Premier of the most popular colony to form a government. That state was New Scotland, and its Premier who would become the first Prime Minister was David Hammond.

Parties contesting the election
The parties contesting the election were the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister David Hammond, and the Conservative Party, unofficially led by former Premier of Wavell Russell Williams. There would not be a Labour Party until one month after the election, but in two of the six states local Labour parties contested the elections. No Labour party candidate won a seat in the Parliament. The first and second Parliament's are the only Parliament's not to have MPs who are members of the Labour Party elected.

The Liberal Party advocated for protection of local industries through the imposition of tariffs on imported goods (this policy was hotly contested by the warring factions), the construction of a trans-island railway, a uniform railway gauge, uniform suffrage, aged pensions and defending the new Constitution from radicals. The party used the colour gold throughout the campaign, inspired by the British Liberal Party's colours. In addition to Hammond, Liberal candidates included many of the leading political figures from colonial Taigavu including John Adams, Franklin Cross (who would later become a Tory due to his opposition of the protectionist trade policy) and future Deputy Prime Minister, George Deakin.

The Conservative Party of Taigavu ("Tories") advocated the dismantling of the tariff system, a trans-island railway and believed that aged pensions should be left to the State Governments. As many of the policies of the Liberals and Conservatives were similar, the Conservatives campaigned heavily on tariffs. The party used the colour blue, a symbol of toryism and conservatism. In addition to Williams, who believed he should have been appointed Prime Minister, Conservative candidates included Marcus Lynch, and future Prime Minister Alfred Robbins.

Labour advocated old age pensions, electoral reform, a national army, compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes and a national referendum process. The labour parties of the States convened a national convention in Sandgate in June 1900 where they established the Federal Taigavu Labour Party.

Parties
The table below lists parties currently represented in the House of Representatives and Senate.