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Australia 1934 federal election

What was the result of the 1934 federal election in Australia?

United Australia Party won 27 of 75 seats with 31.9% of the vote. 95.2% 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 : United Australia Party won 27 of 75 seats with 31.9% of the vote; 95.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • United Australia Party 27 31.9%
  • Australian Labor Party 18 26.8%
  • Lang Labor 9 14.4%
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 12 10.4%
  • Douglas Credit Party 0 4.7%
  • Liberal and Country League 5 4.0%
  • Australian Country Party (Vic) 2 2.2%
  • Communist Party of Australia 0 1.3%
  • Independent Nationalist 1 1.0%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
38 of 75 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 31.9%

    Share of the vote won by United Australia Party

    United Australia Party won 27 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.

  2. 95.2%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
United Australia Party2731.91,134,490
Australian Labor Party1826.8953,101
Lang Labor914.4510,480
National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia1210.4370,405
Douglas Credit Party04.7166,589
Liberal and Country League54.0142,583
Independents13.0107,335
Australian Country Party (Vic)22.277,563
Communist Party of Australia01.347,499
Independent Nationalist11.036,488
Votes by party
  • United Australia Party 1,134,490
  • Australian Labor Party 953,101
  • Lang Labor 510,480
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 370,405
  • Douglas Credit Party 166,589
  • Liberal and Country League 142,583
  • Independents 107,335
  • Australian Country Party (Vic) 77,563
  • Communist Party of Australia 47,499
  • Independent Nationalist 36,488

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?

95.2% of the 3,864,439 registered voters cast a ballot (3,679,621 ballots). 3,553,246 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • United Australia Party31.9% of votes36.0% of seats
  • Australian Labor Party26.8% of votes24.0% of seats
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia10.4% of votes16.0% of seats
  • Lang Labor14.4% of votes12.0% of seats
  • Liberal and Country League4.0% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Australian Country Party (Vic)2.2% of votes2.7% of seats
  • Independent Nationalist1.0% of votes1.3% of seats
  • Douglas Credit Party4.7% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.7 by votes and 4.3 by seats; United Australia Party led Australian Labor Party by 5.1 points of the vote.

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