1946 Australian federal election

1946 Australian federal election

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All 75[a] seats of the House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 19 (of the 36) seats of the Senate
Registered	4,739,853 6.12%
Turnout	4,453,941 (93.97%) (2.35 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ben Chifley Robert Menzies Jack Lang Party Labor Liberal/Country coalition Labor (Non-Communist) Leader since 13 July 1945 23 September 1943 Leader's seat Macquarie (NSW) Kooyong (Vic.) Reid (NSW) (won seat) Last election 49 seats 19 seats 0 seats Seats won 43 seats 29 seats 1 seat Seat change 6 10 1 Popular vote 2,159,953 1,896,349 69,138 Percentage 49.71% 43.65% 1.59% Swing 0.22 13.20 0.87 TPP 54.10% 45.90% TPP swing 4.10 4.10
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election Ben Chifley Labor Subsequent Prime Minister Ben Chifley Labor

The 1946 Australian federal election was 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 Labor Party led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley defeated the opposition Liberal–Country coalition, led by Robert Menzies. It was the Liberal Party's first federal election since its creation. This was the first time the Labor party had won a second consecutive election. This was also the last time the Labor party would win a federal election until the 1972 election.

The election was held in conjunction with three referendum questions, one of which was carried.
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