AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,982,424 Votes counted: 1,646,862 55.2 Informal votes: 74,348 04.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 1,572,514 95.5 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 566,409 36.0 -11.4 27 -13 Country Party 197,513 12.6 +06.3 14 +04 Liberals 61,438 03.9 5 +05 Australian Labor Party 665,147 42.3 -00.1 29 +04 Others 82,007 05.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,572,514 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five seats were uncontested, lowering the turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,142,066 Votes counted: 570,342 49.9 Informal votes: 25,823 04.5 +00.7 Formal votes: 544,519 95.5 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 198,919 36.5 -11.1 11 -01 Country Party 65,118 12.0 +09.5 4 +03 Australian Labor Party 232,213 42.6 -02.1 13 Others 48,269 08.9 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 544,519 28 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 875,331 Votes counted: 474,878 54.3 Informal votes: 15,089 03.0 Formal votes: 459,789 97.0 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 164,213 35.7 -08.2 6 -03 Country Party 65,341 14.2 +00.7 5 Liberals 23,534 05.1 1 +01 Australian Labor Party 194,024 42.1 +04.0 8 +02 Others 12,677 02.8 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 459,789 20 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 406,228 Votes counted: 335,778 82.7 Informal votes: 16,011 04.8 -03.8 Formal votes: 319,767 95.2 +03.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 136,709 42.8 -03.7 7 Country Party 39,967 12.5 +08.9 1 +01 Australian Labor Party 132,515 41.4 -08.1 2 -01 Others 10,576 03.3 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 319,767 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 277,916 Votes counted: 147,911 53.2 Informal votes: 9,911 06.7 +01.3 Formal votes: 138,000 93.3 -01.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 23,652 17.1 -36.5 - -05 Country Party 6,732 04.9 +03.2 - Liberals 37,904 27.5 3 +03 Australian Labor Party 69,712 50.5 +08.0 4 +02 Others - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 138,000 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 168,624 Votes counted: 66,731 39.6 Informal votes: 4,208 06.3 +01.3 Formal votes: 62,523 93.7 -01.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 22,966 36.7 -15.3 1 -01 Country Party 10,007 16.0 +03.4 2 Australian Labor Party 22,130 35.4 -04.4 1 Others 7,420 11.9 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,523 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 112,259 Votes counted: 51,222 45.6 Informal votes: 3,306 06.5 +01.5 Formal votes: 47,916 93.5 -01.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 19,950 41.6 -15.2 2 -03 Country Party 10,348 21.6 +18.1 2 +02 Australian Labor Party 14,553 30.4 +01.4 1 +01 Others 3,065 06.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,452 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------