1969 Australian federal election

1969 Australian federal election

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All 125 seats of the House of Representatives 63 seats were needed for a majority
Registered	6,606,233 6.66%
Turnout	6,273,661 (94.97%) (0.16 pp)
First party Second party   Leader John Gorton Gough Whitlam Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor Leader since 10 January 1968 8 February 1967 Leader's seat Higgins (Vic.) Werriwa (NSW) Last election 82 seats 41 seats Seats won 66 seats 59 seats Seat change 16 18 Popular vote 2,649,219 2,870,792 Percentage 43.32% 46.95% Swing 6.66 6.98 TPP 49.80% 50.20% TPP swing 7.10 7.10
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election John Gorton Liberal/Country coalition Subsequent Prime Minister John Gorton Liberal/Country coalition

The 1969 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 25 October 1969. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition government, led by Prime Minister John Gorton, won the election with a severely diminished majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by Gough Whitlam despite losing the two party popular vote. Both major parties had changed their leaders in the run-up to the election, the first time this had occurred since 1946. The victory was the ninth consecutive general election won by the Coalition, and remains the record number of consecutive terms won by any Australian Federal Government.