Australian federal election, 1914
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5 September 1914 (1914-09-05) |
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All 75 seats in the House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House All 36 seats in the Senate |
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 September 1914. The election had been called before the declaration of war in August 1914. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives and all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election, as a result of the first double dissolution being granted. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Cook, was defeated by the opposition Labor Party under Andrew Fisher. Fisher returned for a third term as prime minister.
Until the defeat of the Howard Government in 2007, the Cook Government was the only non-Labor Government in Australian history that did not last longer than the Labor government it had replaced.
Results
House of Representatives
Labour: 42 seats
Commonwealth Liberal: 32 seats
Independent: 1 seat
- Notes
- Independents: George Wise (Gippsland, Vic)
- Thirteen members were elected unopposed – seven Labor and six Commonwealth Liberal.
Popular Vote |
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Labor |
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50.89% |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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47.21% |
Independent |
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1.89% |
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Parliament Seats |
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Labor |
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56.00% |
Commonwealth Liberal |
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42.67% |
Independent |
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1.33% |
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Senate
Senate 1914–17 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 72.64% (Non-CV) — Informal N/A
Party |
Votes |
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Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
Change |
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Labor |
6,119,018 |
52.15 |
+3.43 |
31 |
31 |
+2 |
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Commonwealth Liberal |
5,605,305 |
47.77 |
−1.61 |
5 |
5 |
−2 |
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Independents |
9,799 |
0.08 |
–0.78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
11,734,122 |
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36 |
36 |
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References
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Federal elections | |
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Surveys | |
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- Elections in: Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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