Australian federal election, 1934

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Federal election major party leaders
< 1931 1934 1937 >
United Australia Joseph Lyons Prime Minister Parliament: 5 years Leader since: 1931 Division: Wilmot WIN
Labor James Scullin Opposition leader Parliament: 12 years Leader since: 1928 Division: Yarra

Federal elections were held in Australia on 15 September 1934. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by James Scullin. Labor's share of the primary vote fell to an even lower number than in the 1931 election due to the Lang Labor split, but it was able to pick up an extra four seats on preferences and therefore improve on its position.

House of Reps (IRV) — 1934-37 — Turnout 95.17% (CV) — Informal 3.44%

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	United Australia Party	1,170,978	32.97	-3.13	28	-6
	Australian Labor Party	952,251	26.81	-0.28	18	+4	(1 elected unopposed)
	Lang Labor	510,480	14.37	+3.80	9	+5
	Country Party	447,968	12.61	+0.36	14	-2
	Social Credit Party	166,589	4.69	*	0	0
	Liberal & Country League (SA)	142,583	4.01	*	5	+5
	Independents	113,037	3.18	-5.04	0	-1
	Other	47,499	1.34		0	-6
	Total	3,551,385			74	-1
	UAP/Country coalition	WIN			42	-8
	Australian Labor Party				18	+4

Senate (PBV) — 1934-37 — Turnout 95.03% (CV) — Informal 11.35%

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats Won	Seats Held
	Australian Labor Party	923,151	28.08	-1.18	0	3
	United Australia Party	679,422	20.66	-4.59	10	26
	UAP/Country (Joint Ticket)	599,723	18.24	-11.92	6
	Country Party	470,283	14.30	*	2	7
	Lang Labor	435,045	13.23	+1.12	0	0
	Social Credit Party	91,596	2.79	*	0	0
	Communist Party of Australia	73,506	2.24	+1.30	0	0
	Independents	15,105	0.46	-1.81	0	0
	Total	3,287,831			18	36

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