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Australia 1922 federal election

What was the result of the 1922 federal election in Australia?

Australian Labor Party won 30 of 76 seats with 42.3% of the vote. 59.4% 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 : Australian Labor Party won 30 of 76 seats with 42.3% of the vote; 59.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Australian Labor Party 30 42.3%
  • Nationalist Party 26 35.2%
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 14 12.6%
  • Liberal Party 5 4.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
39 of 76 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 42.3%

    Share of the vote won by Australian Labor Party

    Australian Labor Party won 30 of 76 seats. A majority needs 39.

  2. 59.4%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Australian Labor Party3042.3665,597
Nationalist Party2635.2553,920
National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia1412.6197,513
Liberal Party54.773,939
Independents14.672,449
Largest party without seats00.710,303
Votes by party
  • Australian Labor Party 665,597
  • Nationalist Party 553,920
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 197,513
  • Liberal Party 73,939
  • Independents 72,449
  • Largest party without seats 10,303

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?

59.4% of the 2,774,274 registered voters cast a ballot (1,648,108 ballots). 1,573,721 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Australian Labor Party42.3% of votes39.5% of seats
  • Nationalist Party35.2% of votes34.2% of seats
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia12.6% of votes18.4% of seats
  • Liberal Party4.7% of votes6.6% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Australian Labor Party led Nationalist Party by 7.1 points of the vote.

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