1910 Australian Federal Election

First majority Labor government

13 April 1910 · Labor against the Fusion · 75 seats, 38 for a majority

The 1910 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 April 1910. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election.

Prime Minister before

Alfred Deakin

Liberal

Prime Minister after

Andrew Fisher

Labour

Largest force

Labour

42 of 75 seats

Turnout

59.5%

The result

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Labour

Andrew Fisher · 49.1% of votes · +15 seats

seats

Liberal

Alfred Deakin · 44.7% of votes · -11 seats

seats

				Share of the House
Labour	Andrew Fisher	42	+15		649,538	49.1%	+13.3
Liberal	Alfred Deakin	31	-11		591,248	44.7%	-8.0

2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.