1949 Australian Federal Election
Menzies returns10 December 1949 · The Menzies ascendancy · 121 seats, 61 for a majority
A federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Prime Minister before
Ben Chifley
Labor
Prime Minister after
Robert Menzies
Liberal–Country Coalition
Largest force
Liberal–Country Coalition
74 of 121 seats
Turnout
96.0%
The result
Liberal–Country Coalition
Robert Menzies · 50.3% of votes · +48 seats
74
seats
Labor
Ben Chifley · 46.0% of votes · +4 seats
47
seats