When was the next election after john curtis's death?

Answer 1

He was succeeded by Frank Forde who was the deputy. A week or so later there was an election for party leadership. Forde, Ben Chifley and Norman Makin were shortlisted. Chifley won and Forde went into deputy once more. On the 28 September 1946 there was a Federal election. Labor (under Chifley) won, but had a decrease in seats to the Liberal Party under Menzies. Menzies would later become Australia's longest serving PM (18 years over two spells).