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The 1946 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 28 September 1946. All 74 seats in the
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and 19 of the 36 seats in the
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were up for election. The incumbent Labor Party led by Prime Minister
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defeated the opposition Liberal–Country coalition, led by
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. It was the
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'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. The election was held in conjunction with three referendum questions, one of which was carried.


Results


House of Representatives

---- ;Notes * Independent:
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( Bourke, Vic.) * In
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, the Liberal Party was known as the
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.


Senate

---- ;Notes * Of the three senators elected on Liberal–Country joint tickets, two were Liberal Party members and one was a Country Party member.


Seats changing hands

* Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.


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 This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1947 to 30 June 1950. Half of its members were elected at the 21 August 1943 election and had terms starting on 1 July 1944 and finishing on 30 June 1947; the other half were electe ...


References


University of WA
election results in Australia since 1890

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