Election held on 21 August 1943
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Labor Party | 846,885 | 53.79 | +18.49 | 21 | 1 | 75.00 |
United Australia Party | 261,117 | 16.59 | -10.67 | 4 | 0 | 14.29 |
Independents | 167,713 | 10.65 | +4.71 | 0 | 0 | |
Country Party | 135,988 | 8.64 | -2.99 | 3 | 0 | 10.71 |
One Parliament for Australia | 71,101 | 4.52 | * | 0 | ||
Liberal Democrat Party | 42,149 | 2.68 | * | 0 | ||
State Labor Party | 29,752 | 1.89 | -4.73 | 0 | ||
Votes for other than listed parties | 19,634 | 1.25 | +1.25 | |||
Totals | 1,574,339 | 100.00 | 28 | 1 | 100.00 |
* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700).