1975 Australian federal election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1975_Australian_federal_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:coalitionSeatsWon 91
gptkbp:coalitionVotePercentage 53.06%
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 13 December 1975
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Sir_John_Kerr
gptkbp:houseSeatsContested 127
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1975 Australian federal election
gptkbp:laborVotePercentage 42.84%
gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won 36
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:nextEdition 1977 Australian federal election
gptkbp:notableEvent First double dissolution election since 1951
Held after dismissal of Whitlam government
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:party gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
Liberal/National Country Coalition
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1974_Australian_federal_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:result Liberal/National Country Coalition landslide victory
gptkbp:senateSeatsContested 64
gptkbp:triggeredBy gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 95.1%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5