It’s election time and we’re inundated with political ads attempting to woo us, scare us and convince us which way to vote. Has it always been thus? We’ve put together a collection of ads from elections past for you to decide.

These are windows into both our political and social past, reflecting where our priorities lay as well as our fears as a nation. Included are ads from both the major parties.

You can also check out a range of other political material tagged elections and “prime ministers”:http://aso.gov.au/titles/tags/prime%20ministers/.