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What nickname did Bjelke-Petersen earn due to the electoral malapportionment?

The Hillbilly Dictator
The Cunning Politician
The Crooked Official
The Australian Lion

Answer

Bjelke-Petersen earned the nickname The Hillbilly Dictator due to his authoritarian rule of Queensland, including the use of electoral malapportionment. This was a practice in which electoral districts were drawn in such a way as to favour the ruling party, in this case Bjelke-Petersen's National Party.