1961 Australian federal election
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
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| gptkbp:date |
9 December 1961
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1961 Australian federal election
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| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:Robert_Menzies
gptkb:Arthur_Calwell |
| gptkbp:nextEdition |
gptkb:1963_Australian_federal_election
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
One of the closest federal elections in Australian history
Coalition majority reduced to one seat Labor won the two-party-preferred vote |
| gptkbp:officeLocation |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkb:Liberal–Country_coalition |
| gptkbp:previousEdition |
gptkb:1958_Australian_federal_election
|
| gptkbp:primeMinister |
gptkb:Robert_Menzies
|
| gptkbp:result |
Liberal–Country coalition retained government with a reduced majority
|
| gptkbp:seatingCapacity |
122
|
| gptkbp:type |
parliamentary
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
94.8%
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Democratic_Labor_Party
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|