As he was the Eureka hero his policies were not scrutinised at all before the election .
Hero 's later voting record as a parliamentarian hero he once opposed a bill to introduce full white - male suffrage in the colony of Victoria .
As he was the Eureka hero his policies were not scrutinised at all before the election and his later voting record as a parliamentarian shows he once opposed a bill to introduce full white - male suffrage in the colony of Victoria .