Australian federal election, 1922
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 16 December 1922. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes lost its majority. However the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Matthew Charlton did not take office as the Nationalists sought a coalition with the Country Party led by Earle Page, however the Country Party made Hughes's resignation the price for joining. Hughes was replaced by Stanley Bruce.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 665,145 | 42.30 | -0.19 | 29 | +3 | (1 elected unopposed) |
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| Nationalist Party of Australia | 553,920 | 35.23 | -9.85 | 26 | -11 | (2 elected unopposed) |
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| Country Party | 197,513 | 12.56 | +3.30 | 14 | +3 | (1 elected unopposed) |
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| Liberal Party (SA, VIC) | 73,939 | 4.70 | * | 5 | +5 | (1 elected unopposed) |
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| Independents | 71,674 | 4.56 | +3.09 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Other | 10,323 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1,572,514 | 75 | |||||
| Nationalist/Country coalition | WIN | 40 | +3 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | 29 | 0 |
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 715,219 | 45.70 | +2.86 | 11 | 12 | |
| Nationalist Party of Australia | 567,084 | 36.23 | -10.16 | 8 | 24 | |
| Country Party | 203,267 | 12.99 | +4.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Party (SA) | 43,706 | 2.79 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 31,998 | 2.04 | +0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 3,813 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,565,087 | 19 | 36 |
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[edit] References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
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