Australian federal election, 1919

Federal election major party leaders
< 1917 1919 1922 >
Nationalist Billy Hughes Prime Minister Parliament: 18 years Leader since: 1917 Division: Bendigo WIN
Labor Frank Tudor Opposition leader Parliament: 18 years Leader since: 1916 Division: Yarra

Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1919. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Frank Tudor. The voting system changed from first-past-the-post to Instant-Runoff voting.

House of Reps (IRV) — 1919-22 — Turnout 71.59% (Non-CV) — Informal 3.47%

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist Party of Australia	860,519	45.07	-9.15	37	-16
	Australian Labor Party	811,244	42.49	-1.45	26	+4	(2 elected unopposed)
	Country Party (state-based)	176,884	9.26	*	11	+11
	Independent Nationalist	32,507	1.70	*	1	+1
	Independents	28,077	1.47	-0.37	0	0
	Total	1,909,231			75
	Nationalist Party of Australia	WIN			37	-16
	Australian Labor Party				26	+4

Senate (PBV) — 1919-22 — Turnout 71.33% (Non-CV) — Informal 8.61%

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats Won	Seats Held
	Nationalist Party of Australia	861,990	46.40	-8.97	18	35
	Australian Labor Party	795,858	42.84	-0.89	1	1
	Country Party	163,293	8.79	*	0	0
	Independent	28,077	1.51	*	0	0
	Other	8,605	0.46		0	0
	Total	1,857,823			19	36

Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References

See also

• Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1919
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1919–1922
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1920–1923

Notes

References

• University of WA election results in Australia since 1890

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