History Court of Disputed Returns (Queensland)

the court s jurisdiction on disputed electoral returns can traced practices of united kingdom parliament. there disputes between chancery court , house of commons body had authority determine rightly elected parliament. in 1770, grenville act 1770 (uk) established form of jury system in select committee of house of commons handled determination of these disputes. later, committee of 11 members chosen ballot report decision house. in 1868, parliamentary elections act 1868 (uk) passed conferring jurisdiction on 2 judges of queen s bench determine these issues. transfer of jurisdiction parliament courts hastened concern partisanship of parliament in ruling on electoral disputes. essentially, voting along party lines made these disputes exercise in numbers rather determination on merits.