ID 0268
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election
Election of 15 September 1934
General election for the House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Australia
Date of election
15 September 1934
Government in office and parliamentary support before and after the election
Government in office at election
Prime Minister in office at date of election. (check notes to see if change of Prime Minister since previous election)
Prime Minister's party affiliation
United Australia Party
House of Representatives support for government at election
Minority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Country Party
Government in office after election
Prime Minister in office after election.
Prime Minister's party affiliation
United Australia Party
House of Representatives support for government after election
Coalition
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Country Party
Enrolment and voting
Total number of voters on the roll
3,902,677
Number of House of Representatives seats
74
Number of uncontested seats
1
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
38,238
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
3,864,439
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
3,677,723
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
95.17%
Total valid votes
3,551,385
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
3.44%
Informal (invalid) ballots in multiple voting system
Not applicable
Electoral system
Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting
House of Representatives votes and seats won, national summary
Election held on 15 September 1934
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia Party | 1,170,978 | 32.97 | -3.13 | 28 | 0 | 37.84 |
| Federal Labor Party | 952,251 | 26.81 | -0.28 | 18 | 1 | 24.32 |
| State (Lang) Labor Party | 510,480 | 14.37 | +3.80 | 9 | 0 | 12.16 |
| Country Party | 447,968 | 12.61 | +0.36 | 14 | 0 | 18.92 |
| Social Credit Party | 166,589 | 4.69 | * | 0 | ||
| Liberal & Country League (SA) | 142,583 | 4.01 | * | 5 | 0 | 6.76 |
| Independents | 113,037 | 3.18 | -5.04 | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 47,499 | 1.34 | +1.07 | |||
| Totals | 3,551,385 | 100.00 | 74 | 1 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Notes
Government after election: Lyons formed a UAP Country Party coalition government on 9 November 1934.
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700).