AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,739,853 Votes counted: 4,453,941 94.0 Informal votes: 109,399 02.5 -01.0 Formal votes: 4,344,542 97.5 +01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 1,431,682 33.0 +11.1 18 +04 Country Party 464,667 10.7 +02.2 11 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,896,349 43.7 +13.3 29 +06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 2,159,953 49.7 -00.5 43 -06 Others 288,240 06.6 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,344,542 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,858,749 Votes counted: 1,757,150 94.5 Informal votes: 43,187 02.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 1,713,963 97.5 +00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 512,051 29.9 +12.9 5 +01 Country Party 188,825 11.0 +02.4 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 700,876 40.9 +15.3 8 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 880,493 51.4 -02.4 19 -02 Others 132,594 07.7 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,713,963 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,345,537 Votes counted: 1,261,374 93.7 Informal votes: 25,261 02.0 -02.4 Formal votes: 1,236,113 98.0 +02.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 466,734 37.8 +14.3 7 +01 Country Party 116,446 09.4 +02.1 4 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 583,180 47.2 +16.4 11 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 592,000 47.9 +03.8 8 -01 Others 60,932 04.9 1 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,236,113 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 660,316 Votes counted: 612,170 92.7 Informal votes: 16,670 02.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 595,500 97.3 -00.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 150,876 25.3 +04.8 2 +01 Country Party 131,697 22.1 +03.6 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 282,573 47.4 +08.4 5 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 256,370 43.1 -04.7 5 -01 Others 56,557 09.5 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 595,500 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 420,361 Votes counted: 399,301 95.0 Informal votes: 12,255 03.0 00.0 Formal votes: 387,046 97.0 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 161,215 41.7 +02.8 2 +01 Australian Labor Party 210,862 54.5 00.0 4 -01 Others 14,969 03.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 387,046 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 300,337 Votes counted: 279,066 92.9 Informal votes: 8,318 03.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 270,748 97.0 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 76,670 28.3 +15.4 - Country Party 27,699 10.2 +02.0 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 104,369 38.5 +17.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 148,473 54.8 -01.2 4 -01 Others 17,906 06.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 270,748 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 154,553 Votes counted: 144,880 93.7 Informal votes: 3,708 02.6 -00.9 Formal votes: 141,172 97.4 +00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 64,136 45.4 +04.3 2 Australian Labor Party 71,755 50.8 +01.5 3 Others 5,281 03.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 141,172 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------