ID 0274
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election
Election of 28 April 1951
General election for the House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Australia
Date of election
28 April 1951
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
Liberal Party
House of Representatives support for government at election
Coalition
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Country Party
Government in office after election
Prime Minister in office after election.
Prime Minister's party affiliation
Liberal 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
4,962,675
Number of House of Representatives seats
121
Number of uncontested seats
3
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
114,252
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
4,848,423
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
4,654,406
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
96.00%
Total valid votes
4,565,899
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
1.9%
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 28 April 1951
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 | 2,174,840 | 47.63 | +1.65 | 52 | 2 | 42.98 |
| Liberal Party | 1,854,799 | 40.62 | +1.23 | 52 | 1 | 42.98 |
| Country Party | 443,713 | 9.72 | -1.15 | 17 | 0 | 14.05 |
| Independents | 46,788 | 1.02 | -1.13 | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 45,759 | 1.00 | +0.11 | |||
| Totals | 4,565,899 | 100.00 | 121 | 3 | 100.00 |
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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); Gerard Newman, Federal Election Results 1949-2001, Canberra: Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Information and Research Services, Research Paper 9 2001-02, 2002 (ISSN 1328 7478), online here.