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Australia 1919 federal election

What was the result of the 1919 federal election in Australia?

Nationalist Party won 37 of 75 seats with 45.1% of the vote. 71.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Nationalist Party won 37 of 75 seats with 45.1% of the vote; 71.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Nationalist Party 37 45.1%
  • Australian Labor Party 26 42.5%
  • Victorian Farmers' Union 5 4.2%
  • Nationalist and Farmers (NSW) 3 2.4%
  • Independent Nationalist 1 1.7%
  • Farmers and Settlers (NSW) 1 1.0%
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 2 0.9%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
38 of 75 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 45.1%

    Share of the vote won by Nationalist Party

    Nationalist Party won 37 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.

  2. 71.6%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Nationalist Party3745.1860,519
Australian Labor Party2642.5811,244
Victorian Farmers' Union54.279,839
Nationalist and Farmers (NSW)32.446,730
Independent Nationalist11.732,507
Independents01.528,077
Farmers and Settlers (NSW)11.019,467
National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia20.917,753
Votes by party
  • Nationalist Party 860,519
  • Australian Labor Party 811,244
  • Victorian Farmers' Union 79,839
  • Nationalist and Farmers (NSW) 46,730
  • Independent Nationalist 32,507
  • Independents 28,077
  • Farmers and Settlers (NSW) 19,467
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 17,753

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?

71.6% of the 2,762,633 registered voters cast a ballot (1,977,843 ballots). 1,909,231 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Nationalist Party45.1% of votes49.3% of seats
  • Australian Labor Party42.5% of votes34.7% of seats
  • Victorian Farmers' Union4.2% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Nationalist and Farmers (NSW)2.4% of votes4.0% of seats
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia0.9% of votes2.7% of seats
  • Independent Nationalist1.7% of votes1.3% of seats
  • Farmers and Settlers (NSW)1.0% of votes1.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.6 by votes and 2.7 by seats; Nationalist Party led Australian Labor Party by 2.6 points of the vote.

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