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Australia 1943 federal election

What was the result of the 1943 federal election in Australia?

Australian Labor Party won 49 of 75 seats with 49.9% of the vote. 96.4% 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 49 of 75 seats with 49.9% of the vote; 96.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Australian Labor Party 49 49.9%
  • United Australia Party 12 16.0%
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 8 6.3%
  • Liberal–National Coalition 1 4.0%
  • Liberal and Country League 1 3.5%
  • One Parliament for Australia 0 2.1%
  • Communist Party of Australia 0 2.0%
  • Queensland Country Party 1 1.5%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
38 of 75 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 49.9%

    Share of the vote won by Australian Labor Party

    Australian Labor Party won 49 of 75 seats. A majority needs 38.

  2. 96.4%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Australian Labor Party4949.92,059,260
United Australia Party1216.0661,750
Independents312.8529,271
National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia86.3260,521
Liberal–National Coalition14.0166,419
Liberal and Country League13.5145,665
One Parliament for Australia02.187,112
Communist Party of Australia02.081,816
Queensland Country Party11.561,196
Liberal Democratic Party01.042,149
Votes by party
  • Australian Labor Party 2,059,260
  • United Australia Party 661,750
  • Independents 529,271
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia 260,521
  • Liberal–National Coalition 166,419
  • Liberal and Country League 145,665
  • One Parliament for Australia 87,112
  • Communist Party of Australia 81,816
  • Queensland Country Party 61,196
  • Liberal Democratic Party 42,149

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?

96.4% of the 4,407,507 registered voters cast a ballot (4,247,847 ballots). 4,124,911 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Australian Labor Party49.9% of votes65.3% of seats
  • United Australia Party16.0% of votes16.0% of seats
  • National (Country) Party / National Party of Australia6.3% of votes10.7% of seats
  • Liberal–National Coalition4.0% of votes1.3% of seats
  • Liberal and Country League3.5% of votes1.3% of seats
  • Queensland Country Party1.5% of votes1.3% of seats
  • One Parliament for Australia2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Communist Party of Australia2.0% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 2.1 by seats; Australian Labor Party led United Australia Party by 33.9 points of the vote.

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