Australian federal election, 1913

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Federal election major party leaders
< 1910 1913 1914 >
Labor Andrew Fisher Prime Minister Parliament: 12 years Leader since: 1907 Division: Wide Bay
Comm. Lib. Joseph Cook Opposition leader Parliament: 12 years Leader since: 1910 Division: Parramatta WIN

Federal elections were held in Australia on 31 May 1913. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Andrew Fisher was defeated by the opposition Commonwealth Liberal Party led by Joseph Cook.

House of Reps 1913-14 (FPTP) — Turnout 73.49% (Non-CV) — Informal 2.83%

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Commonwealth Liberal Party	930,076	48.94	+3.85	38	+7	(1 elected unopposed)
	Australian Labor Party	921,099	48.47	-1.50	37	-6	(2 elected unopposed)
	Independents	49,194	2.59	-2.35	0	-1
	Total	1,900,369			75
	Commonwealth Liberal Party	WIN			38	+7
	Australian Labor Party				37	-6

Senate 1913-14 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 73.66% (Non-CV) — Informal N/A

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats Won	Seats Held
	Commonwealth Liberal Party	2,840,420	49.38	+3.83	7	7
	Australian Labor Party	2,802,259	48.72	-1.58	11	29
	Independents	48,699	0.85	-2.51	0	0
	Other	60,819	1.06		0	0
	Total	5,752,197			18	36

Contents 1 References

[edit] References

• University of WA election results in Australia since 1890

v • d • e  Australian federal elections 1901 · 1903 · 1906 · 1910 · 1913 · 19141 · 1917 · 1919 · 1922 · 1925 · 1928 · 19292 · 1931 · 1934 · 1937 · 1940 · 1943 · 1946 · 1949 · 19511 · 19533 · 19542 · 1955 · 1958 · 1961 · 19632 · 19643 · 19662 · 19673 · 19692 · 19703 · 19722 · 19741 · 19751 · 1977 · 1980 · 19831 · 1984 · 19871 · 1990 · 1993 · 1996 · 1998 · 2001 · 2004 · 2007 · next 1 Double dissolution election 2 House-only election 3 Senate-only election  Australian referendums 1906 · 1910 · 1911 · 1913 · 1916 · 1917 · 1919 · 1926 · 1928 · 1937 · 1944 · 1946 · 1948 · 1951 · 1967 · 1973 · 1974 · 1977 · 1984 · 1988 · 1999

v • d • e Politics of Australia Commonwealth Parliament · House of Representatives · Senate · High Court · Lower courts · Queen · Governor-General · Prime Minister · Cabinet · Executive Council · Ministry Federal elections pre-1969 · 1969 · 1972 · 1974 · 1975 · 1977 · 1980 · 1983 · 1984 · 1987 · 1990 · 1993 · 1996 · 1998 · 2001 · 2004 · 2007 · next State/territory elections ACT (next election) · NSW (2007 election) · NT (2005 election) · QLD (2006 election) · SA (next election) · TAS (2006 election) · VIC (2006 election) · WA (2005 election) Political parties Australian Democrats · Australian Greens · Australian Labor Party · Family First Party · Liberal Party of Australia · National Party of Australia · Micro-parties