1922 Australian Federal Election
16 December 1922 · Hughes, Bruce and the coalition habit · 76 seats, 38 for a majority
The 1922 Australian federal election was held on 16 December 1922 to elect members to the Parliament of Australia. All 76 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 after
Stanley Bruce
Nationalist/Country coalition
Largest force
Labor
29 of 76 seats
Turnout
59.4%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Matthew Charlton | 29 | +4 | — | 42.3% | -0.2 | |
| Nationalist | Billy Hughes | 26 | -11 | — | 35.2% | -9.8 | |
| Country | Earle Page | 14 | +3 | — | 12.6% | +3.3 |
7 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.