Australian federal election, 1946
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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.
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
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
Australian Labor Party | 2,133,272 | 52.06 | −3.02 | 16 | 33 | |
Liberal/Country (Joint Ticket) | 1,561,718 | 38.12 | +12.47 | 3 | ||
Liberal Party of Australia | 213,304 | 5.21 | * | 0 | 2 | |
Country Party | * | * | −0.96 | 0 | 1 | |
Other | 189,032 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 4,097,326 | 19 | 36 |
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[edit] Seats changing hands
Seat | Pre-1946 | Swing | Post-1946 | ||||||
Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
Bourke, Vic | Labor | Bill Bryson | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | Doris Blackburn | Independent | ||
Calare, NSW | Labor | John Breen | 9.9 | 11.7 | 1.8 | John Howse | Liberal | ||
Capricornia, Qld | Labor | Frank Forde | 5.9 | 8.8 | 2.9 | Charles Davidson | Liberal | ||
Franklin, Tas | Labor | Charles Frost | 9.9 | 10.0 | 0.1 | Bill Falkinder | Liberal | ||
Henty, Vic | Independent | Arthur Coles | 5.5 | 9.8 | 4.3 | Jo Gullett | Liberal | ||
Reid, NSW | Labor | Charles Morgan | N/A | 7.4 | 4.2 | Jack Lang | Lang Labor | ||
Swan, WA | Labor | Donald Mountjoy | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | Leonard Hamilton | Country | ||
Wakefield, SA | Labor | Albert Smith | 1.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Philip McBride | Liberal | ||
Wilmot, Tas | Liberal | Allan Guy | 1.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | Gil Duthie | Labor |
- Members in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
[edit] See also
- Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1946
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1946–1949
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1947–1950
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
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