Australian federal election, 1919
Australian federal election, 1919
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13 December 1919 (1919-12-13)
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1919. 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 defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Frank Tudor. The voting system changed from first-past-the-post to Instant-Runoff voting.
Independents: Michael Considine (Barrier, NSW)
Seats changing hands
Seat |
Pre-1919 |
Swing |
Post-1919 |
Party |
Member |
Margin |
Margin |
Member |
Party |
Adelaide, SA |
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Labor |
Edwin Yates |
100.0 |
50.8 |
0.8 |
Reginald Blundell |
Nationalist |
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Angas, SA |
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Nationalist |
Patrick Glynn |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
Moses Gabb |
Labor |
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Ballaarat, Vic |
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Labor |
Charles McGrath |
100.0 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
Edwin Kerby |
Nationalist |
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Barrier, NSW |
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Labor |
Michael Considine |
N/A |
53.8 |
3.8 |
Michael Considine |
Independent |
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Brisbane, Qld |
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Labor |
William Finlayson |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Donald Charles Cameron |
Nationalist |
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Calare, NSW |
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Nationalist |
Henry Pigott |
1.8 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
Thomas Lavelle |
Labor |
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Cowper, NSW |
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Nationalist |
John Thomson |
100.0 |
71.6 |
21.6 |
Earle Page |
Farmers & Settlers |
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Grampians, Vic |
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Nationalist |
Edmund Jowett |
4.8 |
N/A |
8.2 |
Edmund Jowett |
Victorian Farmers |
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Gwydir, NSW |
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Nationalist |
William Webster |
6.5 |
9.7 |
3.2 |
Lou Cunningham |
Labor |
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Henty, Vic |
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Nationalist |
James Boyd |
20.6 |
23.2 |
2.9 |
Frederick Francis |
Independent |
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Hindmarsh, SA |
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Nationalist |
William Archibald |
5.8 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
Norman Makin |
Labor |
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Hume, NSW |
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Nationalist |
Franc Falkiner |
1.9 |
9.4 |
7.5 |
Parker Moloney |
Labor |
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Indi, Vic |
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Nationalist |
John Leckie |
6.2 |
6.4 |
12.6 |
Robert Cook |
Victorian Farmers |
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Kalgoorlie, WA |
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Nationalist |
Edward Heitmann |
1.3 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
Hugh Mahon |
Labor |
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Swan, WA |
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Labor |
Edwin Corboy |
1.5 |
N/A |
8.0 |
John Prowse |
Farmers & Settlers |
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Werriwa, NSW |
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Nationalist |
John Lynch |
2.8 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
Hubert Lazzarini |
Labor |
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Wimmera, Vic |
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Nationalist |
Sydney Sampson |
100.0 |
59.5 |
9.5 |
Percy Stewart |
Victorian Farmers |
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- Members in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
Post-election pendulum
See also
Notes
References
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Federal elections |
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Referendums |
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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
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