AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,466,749 Votes counted: 4,249,369 95.1 Informal votes: 148,785 03.5 +01.0 Formal votes: 4,100,584 96.5 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 898,128 21.9 -08.3 14 -09 Country Party 350,378 08.5 -05.0 9 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,248,506 30.4 -13.3 23 -13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,058,582 50.2 +10.0 49 +17 Others 793,496 19.4 2 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,100,584 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,741,406 Votes counted: 1,628,043 93.5 Informal votes: 53,704 03.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 1,574,339 96.7 -00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 268,113 17.0 -10.3 4 -04 Country Party 135,988 08.6 -03.0 3 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 404,101 25.6 -13.3 7 -05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 846,885 53.8 +18.5 21 +09 Others 323,353 20.6 - -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,574,339 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,275,790 Votes counted: 1,229,535 96.4 Informal votes: 53,521 04.4 +02.6 Formal votes: 1,176,014 95.6 -02.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 276,311 23.5 -10.9 6 Country Party 85,270 07.3 -01.1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 361,581 30.8 -12.0 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 518,600 44.1 +00.6 9 Others 295,833 25.1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,176,014 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 632,240 Votes counted: 598,254 94.6 Informal votes: 13,818 03.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 584,436 97.7 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 119,634 20.5 -02.7 1 -01 Country Party 107,981 18.5 -07.2 3 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 227,615 39.0 -09.9 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 279,372 47.8 +01.7 6 Others 77,449 13.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 584,436 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 398,467 Votes counted: 386,160 96.9 Informal votes: 11,519 03.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 374,641 97.0 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 145,665 38.9 -05.5 1 -02 Australian Labor Party 203,784 54.4 +14.6 5 +04 Others 25,192 06.7 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 374,641 6 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 275,434 Votes counted: 268,261 97.4 Informal votes: 11,342 04.2 Formal votes: 256,919 95.8 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 33,233 12.9 -16.9 - -01 Country Party 21,139 08.2 -16.2 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 54,372 21.1 -33.1 - -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 143,773 56.0 +17.8 5 +03 Others 58,774 22.9 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 256,919 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 143,412 Votes counted: 139,116 97.0 Informal votes: 4,881 03.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 134,235 96.5 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 55,172 41.1 -10.5 2 -01 Australian Labor Party 66,168 49.3 +02.1 3 +01 Others 12,895 09.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 134,235 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------