Results
House of Representatives
Labor: 43 seats
Liberal: 18 seats
Country: 11 seats
Lang Labor: 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat
House of Reps (IRV) — 1946–49—Turnout 93.97% (CV) — Informal 2.45%
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
|
Labor |
2,159,953 |
49.71 |
−0.22 |
43 |
−6 |
|
Liberal–Country coalition |
1,896,349 |
43.65 |
+13.20 |
29 |
+6 |
|
Liberal |
1,431,682 |
32.95 |
+11.05 |
18 |
+4 |
|
Country |
464,667 |
10.70 |
+2.16 |
11 |
+2 |
|
Lang Labor |
69,138 |
1.59 |
+0.87 |
1 |
+1 |
|
Communist |
64,811 |
1.49 |
+1.49 |
0 |
0 |
|
Services |
55,140 |
1.27 |
+1.27 |
0 |
0 |
|
Protestant People's |
20,111 |
0.46 |
+0.46 |
0 |
0 |
|
Independents |
79,040 |
1.82 |
−10.34 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
4,344,542 |
|
|
74 |
|
Two-party-preferred (estimated) |
|
Labor |
WIN |
54.10 |
−4.10 |
43 |
−6 |
|
Liberal–Country coalition |
|
45.90 |
+4.10 |
29 |
+6 |
- Notes
Popular Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
Labor |
|
49.71% |
Liberal |
|
32.95% |
Country |
|
10.70% |
Lang Labor |
|
1.59% |
Independent/Other |
|
1.83% |
|
Two Party Preferred Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
Labor |
|
54.10% |
Coalition |
|
45.90% |
|
Parliament Seats |
|
|
|
|
|
Labor |
|
58.11% |
Coalition |
|
35.14% |
|
Senate
Senate (P BV) — 1946–49—Turnout 93.97% (CV) — Informal 8.01%
Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats Won |
Seats Held |
Change |
|
Labor |
2,133,272 |
52.06 |
−3.02 |
16 |
33 |
+11 |
|
Liberal–Country coalition |
1,775,022 |
43.33 |
N/A |
3 |
3 |
–11 |
|
Liberal–Country joint ticket |
1,561,718 |
38.12 |
N/A |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Liberal |
213,304 |
5.21 |
N/A |
0 |
2 |
–10 |
|
Country |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
1 |
–1 |
|
Protestant People's |
123,541 |
3.02 |
+3.02 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Services |
37,724 |
0.92 |
+0.92 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Independents |
27,767 |
0.68 |
–3.83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
4,097,326 |
|
|
19 |
36 |
|
- 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 in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
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