1919 Australian Federal Election
13 December 1919 · Hughes, Bruce and the coalition habit · 75 seats, 38 for a majority
The 1919 Australian federal election was held on 13 December 1919 to elect members to the Parliament of Australia. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Prime Minister before
Billy Hughes
Nationalist
Prime Minister (continued)
Billy Hughes
Nationalist
Largest force
Nationalist
37 of 75 seats
Turnout
71.6%
The result
Nationalist
Billy Hughes · 45.6% of votes · -16 seats
37
seats
Labor
Frank Tudor · 42.5% of votes · +4 seats
26
seats
12 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.