1946 Australian federal election
The 1946 Australian federal election was 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 Labor Party led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley defeated the opposition Liberal–Country coalition, led by Robert Menzies. It was the Liberal Party's first federal election since its creation. This was the first time the Labor party had won a second consecutive election. This was also the last time the Labor party would win a federal election until the 1972 election.
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All 75 seats of the House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 19 (of the 36) seats of the Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 4,739,853 6.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 4,453,941 (93.97%) (2.35 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election was held in conjunction with three referendum questions, one of which was carried.
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