Australian federal election, 1946
Australian federal election, 1946
|
|
|
|
Federal elections were held in Australia on 28 September 1946. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Ben Chifley defeated the newly formed opposition Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) led by its founder Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden. Frank Forde also served as Prime Minister during July 1945.
House of Reps (IRV) — 1946–49—Turnout 93.97% (CV) — Informal 2.45%
|
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
|
Australian Labor Party |
2,159,953 |
49.71 |
−0.22 |
43 |
-6 |
|
Liberal Party of Australia |
1,241,650 |
28.58 |
+12.53 |
15 |
+3 |
|
Country Party |
464,737 |
10.70 |
+3.73 |
11 |
+4 |
|
Liberal & Country League (SA) |
161,170 |
3.71 |
* |
2 |
+2 |
|
Lang Labor |
69,138 |
1.59 |
+0.87 |
1 |
+1 |
|
Liberal Country Party (VIC) |
28,999 |
0.67 |
-2.87 |
1 |
0 |
|
Independents |
79,452 |
1.83 |
−10.33 |
1 |
0 |
|
Other |
139,645 |
3.21 |
|
0 |
−4 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
Australian Labor Party |
WIN |
|
|
43 |
−6 |
|
Liberal/Country coalition |
|
|
|
26 |
+7 |
Independent: Doris Blackburn
Seats changing hands
- Members in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
See also
Notes
References
|
|
Federal elections |
|
|
Referendums |
|
|
¹ Double dissolution election ² House of Representatives-only election ³ Senate-only election a One or more proposals carried
See also: Elections in Australian Capital Territory · New South Wales · Nothern Territory · Queensland · South Australia · Tasmania · Victoria · Western Australia
|
|