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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.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
| Nationalist Party of Australia | 860,519 | 45.07 | -9.15 | 37 | -16 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 811,244 | 42.49 | -1.45 | 25 | +3 | (2 elected unopposed) |
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| Country Party (state-based) | 176,884 | 9.26 | * | 11 | +11 | ||
| Independent Nationalist | 32,507 | 1.70 | * | 1 | +1 | ||
| Independents | 28,077 | 1.47 | -0.37 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total | 1,909,231 | 75 | |||||
| Nationalist Party of Australia | WIN | 37 | -16 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | 26 | +4 |
Independents: Michael Considine (Barrier, NSW)
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Nationalist Party of Australia | 861,990 | 46.40 | -8.97 | 18 | 35 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 795,858 | 42.84 | -0.89 | 1 | 1 | |
| Country Party | 163,293 | 8.79 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 28,077 | 1.51 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 8,605 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,857,823 | 19 | 36 |
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See also
- Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1919
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1919–1922
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1920–1923
Notes
References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
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