1946 Australian Federal Election
28 September 1946 · The Menzies ascendancy · 74 seats, 38 for a majority
A federal election was held in Australia on 28 September 1946. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Prime Minister before
Ben Chifley
Labor
Prime Minister (continued)
Ben Chifley
Labor
Largest force
Labor
43 of 74 seats
Turnout
94.0%
The result
Labor
Ben Chifley · 49.7% of votes · -6 seats
43
seats
Liberal–Country Coalition
Robert Menzies · 43.6% of votes · +10 seats
29
seats
Independents
1.8% of votes · -1 seats
2
seats
Labor (Non-Communist)
Jack Lang · 1.6% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats