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.
House of Reps (IRV) — 1946-49 — Turnout 93.97% (CV) — Informal 2.45%
| |
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
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