1975 Australian Federal Election
The Dismissal election13 December 1975 · Holt to the Dismissal · 127 seats, 64 for a majority
Malcolm Fraser had been commissioned as caretaker prime minister following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam's three-year-old Labor government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, on 11 November 1975. The same day, Fraser advised an immediate double dissolution, in accordance with Kerr's stipulated conditions (see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis).
Prime Minister before
Malcolm Fraser
Liberal/NCP coalition
Prime Minister (continued)
Malcolm Fraser
Liberal/NCP coalition
Largest force
Liberal–National Country Coalition
91 of 127 seats
Turnout
95.4%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–National Country Coalition | Malcolm Fraser | 91 | +30 | — | 53.0% | +7.3 | |
| Labor | Gough Whitlam | 36 | -30 | — | 42.8% | -6.5 |