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 | 143,773 | 55.53 | +17.29 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
Country Party | 39,263 | 15.16 | -9.23 | 0 | ||
Nationalist Party (Nationalists) (United Australia Party) | 34,771 | 13.43 | * | 0 | ||
Independents | 34,472 | 13.31 | +5.70 | 0 | ||
Communist Party | 6,641 | 2.56 | * | 0 | ||
Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
Totals | 258,920 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | 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).