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Australia 1901 federal election

What was the result of the 1901 federal election in Australia?

Protectionist Party won 32 of 75 seats with 44.4% of the vote. 56.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Protectionist Party won 32 of 75 seats with 44.4% of the vote; 56.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Protectionist Party 32 44.4%
  • Free Trade Party 26 34.2%
  • Australian Labor Party 15 19.4%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
38 of 75 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 44.4%

    Share of the vote won by Protectionist Party

    Protectionist Party won 32 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.

  2. 56.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Protectionist Party3244.4189,294
Free Trade Party2634.2145,611
Australian Labor Party1519.482,734
Independents11.45,815
Unnamed party with one seat10.62,569
Votes by party
  • Protectionist Party 189,294
  • Free Trade Party 145,611
  • Australian Labor Party 82,734
  • Independents 5,815
  • Unnamed party with one seat 2,569

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

56.7% of the 907,658 registered voters cast a ballot (514,439 ballots). 505,971 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Protectionist Party44.4% of votes42.7% of seats
  • Free Trade Party34.2% of votes34.7% of seats
  • Australian Labor Party19.4% of votes20.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.8 by votes and 2.9 by seats; Protectionist Party led Free Trade Party by 10.2 points of the vote.

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