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Federal elections were held in Australia on 16 December 1922. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party, led by Prime Minister Billy Hughes lost its majority. However, the opposition Labor Party led by Matthew Charlton did not take office as the Nationalists sought a coalition with the fledgling Country Party led by Earle Page. The Country Party made Hughes's resignation the price for joining, and Hughes was replaced as Nationalist leader by Stanley Bruce.
Results
House of Representatives
House of Reps (IRV) — 1922–25—Turnout 59.36% (Non-CV) — Informal 4.51%
Party
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Votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats
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Change
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Labor
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665,145
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42.30
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−0.19
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29
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+3
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Nationalist
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553,920
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35.23
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−9.85
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26
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−11
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Country
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197,513
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12.56
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+3.30
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14
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+3
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Liberal Union
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73,939
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4.70
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+4.70
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5
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+5
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Majority Labor
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10,303
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0.66
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+0.66
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0
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0
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Industrial Socialist Labor
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4,331
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0.28
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+0.09
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0
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0
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Protestant Labor
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3,631
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0.23
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+0.23
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0
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0
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Independents
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63,712
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4.05
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+1.07
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1
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−1
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Total
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1,572,514
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75
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Two-party-preferred (estimated)
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Nationalist
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WIN
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51.20
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−2.90
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40
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+3
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Labor
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48.80
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+2.90
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29
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0
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- Notes
- Independents: William Watson (Fremantle, WA)
- Four members were elected unopposed – one Labor, two Nationalist, one Country, and one Liberal.
Popular Vote |
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Labor |
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42.30% |
Nationalist |
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35.23% |
Country |
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12.56% |
Liberal |
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4.70% |
Independent/Others |
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5.22% |
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Two Party Preferred Vote |
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Coalition |
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51.20% |
Labor |
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48.80% |
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Parliament Seats |
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Coalition |
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53.33% |
Labor |
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38.67% |
Liberal |
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6.67% |
Independent |
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1.33% |
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Senate
Seats changing hands
Seat
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Pre-1922
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Swing
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Post-1922
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Party
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Member
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Margin
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Margin
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Member
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Party
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Adelaide, SA
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Nationalist
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Reginald Blundell
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0.8
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8.0
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3.6
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George Edwin Yates
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Labor
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Balaclava, Vic
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Nationalist
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William Watt
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N/A
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100.0
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100.0
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William Watt
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Liberal
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Barker, SA
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Nationalist
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John Livingston
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N/A
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N/A
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2.3
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Malcolm Cameron
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Liberal
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Barton, NSW
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Nationalist
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notional - new seat
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N/A
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13.8
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7.6
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Frederick McDonald
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Labor
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Boothby, SA
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Nationalist
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William Story
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N/A
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N/A
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4.7
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Jack Duncan-Hughes
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Liberal
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Calare, NSW
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Labor
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Thomas Lavelle
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2.3
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8.5
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5.3
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Neville Howse
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Nationalist
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Darwin, Tas
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Nationalist
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George Bell
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4.0
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N/A
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0.4
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Joshua Whitsitt
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Country
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Denison, Tas
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Nationalist
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William Laird Smith
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3.9
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4.3
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0.4
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David O'Keefe
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Labor
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Fremantle, WA
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Nationalist
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Reginald Burchell
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N/A
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56.9
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6.9
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William Watson
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Independent
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Gippsland, Vic
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Nationalist
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George Wise
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5.2
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18.1
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12.9
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Thomas Paterson
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Country
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Grey, SA
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Nationalist
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Alexander Poynton
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1.8
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5.5
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3.7
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Andrew Lacey
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Labor
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Henty, Vic
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Independent
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Frederick Francis
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2.9
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8.7
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5.8
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Frederick Francis
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Nationalist
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Kalgoorlie, WA
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Nationalist
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George Foley
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1.4
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7.1
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7.4
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Albert Green
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Labor
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Kooyong, Vic
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Nationalist
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Robert Best
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14.3
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14.9
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0.6
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John Latham
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Liberal
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Macquarie, NSW
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Labor
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Samuel Nicholls
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3.2
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0.6
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0.2
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Arthur Manning
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Nationalist
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New England, NSW
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Nationalist
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Alexander Hay*
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7.3
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N/A
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8.5
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Victor Thompson
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Country
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Northern Territory, NT
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new division
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0.4
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H. G. Nelson
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Labor
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Richmond, NSW
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Nationalist
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Walter Massy-Greene
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22.5
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24.0
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3.3
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Roland Green
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Country
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Riverina, NSW
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Nationalist
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John Chanter
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N/A
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54.3
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4.3
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William Killen
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Country
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Wakefield, SA
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Nationalist
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Richard Foster
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N/A
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N/A
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5.3
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Richard Foster
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Liberal
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Wannon, Vic
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Nationalist
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Arthur Rodgers
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4.1
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4.9
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0.8
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John McNeill
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Labor
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Wilmot, Tas
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Nationalist
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Llewellyn Atkinson
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10.2
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N/A
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11.2
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Llewellyn Atkinson
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Country
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- Members in italics did not contest their seat at this election.
- *Alexander Hay contested his seat as an independent
Post-election pendulum
See also
Notes
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