1949 Australian federal election

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The 1949 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election that resulted in Robert Menzies’ Liberal–Country coalition defeating Ben Chifley’s Labor government, ushering in a long period of conservative rule.

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instanceOf Australian federal election
parliamentary election
campaignIssue bank nationalisation
communism
housing shortages
post-war reconstruction
rationing and economic controls
coalitionPartner Country Party of Australia
coalitionWinningParty Liberal–Country coalition
compulsoryEnrollment yes
compulsoryVoting yes
country Australia
date 10 December 1949
defeatedParty Australian Labor Party
electedBody House of Representatives
Senate
electionFor Parliament of Australia
electoralCommission Commonwealth Electoral Office
enfranchisedGroup Aboriginal Australians in some states and territories
era post–World War II period
expandedHouseOfRepresentativesSeatsFrom 75
expandedHouseOfRepresentativesSeatsTo 121
expandedSenateSeatsFrom 36
expandedSenateSeatsTo 60
governmentFormed Second Menzies Ministry
historicalSignificance beginning of a long period of conservative rule in Australia
ideologyOfDefeatedParty social democratic
ideologyOfWinningCoalition conservative
incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection Australian Labor Party
leaderOfDefeatedParty Ben Chifley
leaderOfWinningParty Robert Menzies
linked to: Menzies
location Australia
mainWinningParty Liberal Party of Australia
nextElection 1951 Australian federal election
parliamentNumber 19th Parliament of Australia
predecessorPrimeMinister Ben Chifley
previousElection 1946 Australian federal election
primeMinisterAfterElection Robert Menzies
linked to: Menzies
primeMinisterBeforeElection Ben Chifley
result defeat of the Chifley Labor government
formation of a Liberal–Country coalition government
successorPrimeMinister Robert Menzies
linked to: Menzies
totalSeatsHouseOfRepresentatives 121
typeOfGovernmentFormed coalition government
voterTurnoutApproximate 95 percent
votingSystemHouseOfRepresentatives instant-runoff voting
votingSystemSenate single transferable vote
year 1949

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Lyne firstFederalElectionContested 1949 Australian federal election
Division of Paterson firstElectionContested 1949 Australian federal election
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Division of Paterson firstElection 1949 Australian federal election