Election held on 4 March 1950
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 | 134,952 | 48.09 | -0.55 | 12 | 3 | 30.77 |
Liberal & Country League | 113,673 | 40.51 | +0.12 | 23 | 10 | 58.97 |
Independents | 28,265 | 10.07 | +3.87 | 4 | 1 | 10.26 |
Communist Party | 3,749 | 1.34 | -1.63 | 0 | ||
Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
Totals | 280,639 | 100.00 | 39 | 14 | 100.00 |
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700).