Detailed results: House of Representatives 1922-1940

1922

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 142 066
 875 331
 406 228
 277 916
 166 624
 112 259
 1 376
2 981 800
Enrolled Divisions
1 015 597
 828 684
406 228
277 916
 133 590
112 259
1 376
2 775 650
Votes
ALP
 232 211
 194 024
 132 515
 69 712
 22 130
 14 553
452
 665 597
NAT
 198 921
 151 712
 136 709
 23 652
 22 966
 19 960
. .
 553 920
LP
. .
 36 035
. .
 37 904
. .
. .
. .
 73 939
CP
 65 118
 65 341
 39 967
 6 732
 10 007
 10 348
. .
 197 513
Majority Labor
 10 303
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 10 303
Others
 37 966
 12 677
 10 576
. .
 7 420
 3 055
755
 72 449
Formal
 544 519
 459 789
 319 767
 138 000
 62 523
 47 916
 1 207
1 573 721
Informal
 25 823
 15 089
 16 014
 9 911
 4 208
 3 304
38
 74 387
Total
 570 342
 474 878
 335 781
 147 911
 66 731
 51 220
 1 245
1 648 108
Per cent
ALP
42.6
42.2
41.4
50.5
35.4
30.4
37.4
42.3
NAT
36.5
33.0
42.8
17.1
36.7
41.7
. .
35.2
LP
. .
7.8
. .
27.5
. .
. .
. .
4.7
CP
12.0
14.2
12.5
4.9
16.0
21.6
. .
12.6
Majority Labor
1.9
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
0.7
Others
7.0
2.8
3.3
. .
11.9
6.4
62.6
4.6
Formal
95.5
96.8
95.2
93.3
93.7
93.5
96.9
95.5
Informal
4.5
3.2
4.8
6.7
6.3
6.5
3.1
4.5
Total
56.2
57.3
82.7
53.2
50.0
45.6
90.5
59.4
Seats won
ALP
13
8
2
4
1
1
1
30
NAT
11
5
7
. .
1
2
. .
26
LP
. .
2
. .
3
. .
. .
. .
5
CP
4
5
1
. .
2
2
. .
14
Others
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
. .
. .
1
. .
Total
28
20
10
7
5
5
1
76

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

1925

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 267 747
 981 230
 440 851
 303 375
 193 035
 115 778
 1 759
3 303 775
Enrolled Divisions
1 267 747
981 230
 407 574
303 375
193 035
115 778
1 759
3 270 498
Votes
ALP
 520 385
 401 848
 152 778
 129 855
 68 574
 40 187
853
1 314 480
NAT
 501 375
 341 566
 171 849
 139 534
 31 993
 52 080
513
1 238 910
CP
 101 283
 124 585
 35 309
. .
 46 738
 5 448
. .
 313 363
Ind. Labor
. .
. .
322
. .
. .
. .
. .
322
Others
461
 29 900
. .
. .
 20 568
. .
. .
 50 929
Formal
1 123 504
 897 899
 360 258
 269 389
 167 873
 97 715
 1 366
2 918 004
Informal
 21 389
 14 439
 12 164
 12 218
 5 325
 5 027
25
 70 587
Total
1 144 893
 912 338
 372 422
 281 607
 173 198
 102 742
 1 391
2 988 591
Per cent
ALP
46.3
44.8
42.4
48.2
40.9
41.1
62.4
45.0
NAT
44.6
38.0
47.7
51.8
19.1
53.3
37.6
42.5
CP
9.0
13.9
9.8
. .
27.8
5.6
. .
10.7
Ind. Labor
. .
. .
0.1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
Others
. .
3.3
. .
. .
12.3
. .
. .
1.7
Formal
98.1
98.4
96.7
95.7
96.9
95.1
98.2
97.6
Informal
1.9
1.6
3.3
4.3
3.1
4.9
1.8
2.4
Total
90.3
93.0
91.4
92.8
89.7
88.7
79.1
91.4
Seats won
ALP
11
7
1
3
1
. .
1
24
NAT
12
8
8
4
1
4
. .
37
CP
5
5
1
. .
2
1
. .
14
Others
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
. .
. .
1
Total
28
20
10
7
5
5
1
76

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

1928

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 335 660
1 006 463
 465 423
 319 584
 203 146
 114 490
 2 098
3 446 864
Enrolled Divisions
1 161 402
 920 698
 272 630
319 584
 125 349
114 490
2 098
2 916 251
Votes
ALP
 536 558
 334 792
 112 982
 109 546
 45 564
 19 063
902
1 159 407
NAT
 379 263
 336 017
 87 430
 119 628
 33 404
 58 780
. .
1 014 522
CP
 79 689
 94 071
 37 951
 38 512
 21 463
. .
. .
 271 686
Country Progressive
. .
 41 713
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 41 713
Others
 34 173
 37 741
. .
 5 081
 10 196
 21 468
423
 109 082
Formal
1 029 683
 844 334
 238 363
 272 767
 110 627
 99 311
 1 325
2 596 410
Informal
 52 229
 28 058
 13 824
 28 412
 4 365
 6 842
45
 133 775
Total
1 081 912
 872 392
 252 187
 301 179
 114 992
 106 153
 1 370
2 730 185
Per cent
ALP
52.1
39.7
47.4
40.2
41.2
19.2
68.1
44.7
NAT
36.8
39.8
36.7
43.9
30.2
59.2
. .
39.1
CP
7.7
11.1
15.9
14.1
19.4
. .
. .
10.5
Country Progressive
. .
4.9
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1.6
Others
3.3
4.5
. .
1.9
9.2
21.6
31.9
4.2
Formal
95.2
96.8
94.5
90.6
96.2
93.5
96.7
95.1
Informal
4.8
3.2
5.5
9.4
3.8
6.5
3.3
4.9
Total
93.2
94.8
92.5
94.2
91.7
92.7
65.3
93.6
Seats won
ALP
14
8
2
4
2
1
1
32
NAT
9
8
6
2
1
3
. .
29
CP
5
3
2
1
2
. .
. .
13
Country Progressive
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Others
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
. .
1
Total
28
20
10
7
5
5
1
76

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

1929

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 387 552
1 023 294
 479 914
 322 747
 212 984
 116 459
 2 098
3 545 048
Enrolled Divisions
1 238 618
 893 681
479 914
 267 941
 121 417
116 459
2 098
3 118 030
Votes
ALP
 587 691
 412 595
 173 417
 129 134
 56 654
 46 836
. .
1 406 327
NAT
 342 063
 267 758
 189 678
 91 863
 35 150
 49 467
. .
 975 979
Ind. Nationalist
 65 254
 29 919
 9 290
. .
 7 645
. .
. .
 112 108
CP
 118 334
 102 276
 46 464
 22 882
 5 684
. .
. .
 295 640
Country Progressive
. .
 27 942
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 27 942
Others
 27 945
 3 217
 17 010
. .
522
 12 560
. .
 61 254
Formal
1 141 287
 843 707
 435 859
 243 879
 105 655
 108 863
. .
2 879 250
Informal
 33 158
 12 069
 18 209
 10 358
 2 439
 2 064
. .
 78 297
Total
1 174 445
 855 776
 454 068
 254 237
 108 094
 110 927
. .
2 957 547
Per cent
ALP
51.5
48.9
39.8
53.0
53.6
43.0
. .
48.8
NAT
30.0
31.7
43.5
37.7
33.3
45.4
. .
33.9
Ind. Nationalist
5.7
3.6
2.1
. .
7.2
. .
. .
3.9
CP
10.4
12.1
10.7
9.4
5.4
. .
. .
10.3
Country Progressive
. .
3.3
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1.0
Others
2.5
0.4
3.9
. .
0.5
11.5
. .
2.1
Formal
97.2
98.6
96.0
95.9
97.7
98.1
. .
97.4
Informal
2.8
1.4
4.0
4.1
2.3
1.9
. .
2.6
Total
94.5
95.8
94.6
94.9
89.0
95.3
. .
94.9
Seats won
ALP (a)
20
13
3
5
2
3
1
47
NAT
2
3
5
2
1
1
. .
14
Ind. Nationalist
2
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
3
CP
4
2
2
. .
2
. .
. .
10
Country Progressive
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Others
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
. .
1
Total
28
20
10
7
5
5
1
76

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.
(a) NT member elected unopposed so the number enrolled are excluded from the Australian total for enrolled divisions.

1931

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 433 152
1 050 024
 495 855
 329 389
 220 669
 120 865
 2 242
3 652 196
Enrolled Divisions
1 433 152
1 002 938
 394 231
329 389
 177 498
120 865
2 242
3 460 315
Votes
Federal Labor
 214 973
 319 151
 141 443
 84 241
 63 252
 36 453
747
 860 260
UAP
 475 658
 451 925
 125 550
. .
 38 715
 63 961
. .
1 155 809
CP
 229 375
 89 557
 36 222
. .
 33 390
. .
. .
 388 544
NSW (Lang) Labor
 326 460
448
 2 819
 5 582
. .
. .
. .
 335 309
Emergency Committee
. .
. .
. .
 174 288
. .
. .
. .
 174 288
Communist
 3 138
 4 718
. .
655
. .
. .
. .
 8 511
Others
 63 263
 66 315
 54 135
 34 214
 21 547
 10 586
734
 250 794
Formal
1 312 867
 932 114
 360 169
 298 980
 156 904
 111 000
 1 481
3 173 515
Informal
 48 824
 26 998
 10 689
 16 790
 5 668
 5 471
37
 114 477
Total
1 361 691
 959 112
 370 858
 315 770
 162 572
 116 471
 1 518
3 287 992
Per cent
Federal Labor
16.4
34.2
39.3
28.2
40.3
32.8
50.4
27.1
UAP
36.2
48.5
34.9
. .
24.7
57.6
. .
36.4
CP
17.5
9.6
10.1
. .
21.3
. .
. .
12.2
NSW (Lang) Labor
24.9
. .
0.8
1.9
. .
. .
. .
10.6
Emergency Committee
. .
. .
. .
58.3
. .
. .
. .
5.5
Communist
0.2
0.5
. .
0.2
. .
. .
. .
0.3
Others
4.8
7.1
15.0
11.4
13.7
9.5
49.6
7.9
Formal
96.4
97.2
97.1
94.7
96.5
95.3
97.6
96.5
Informal
3.6
2.8
2.9
5.3
3.5
4.7
2.4
3.5
Total
95.0
95.6
94.1
95.9
91.6
96.4
67.7
95.0
Seats won
Federal Labor
3
4
5
1
1
. .
1
15
UAP
13
12
2
. .
2
5
. .
34
CP
8
4
2
. .
2
. .
. .
16
NSW (Lang) Labor
4
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
4
Emergency Committee
. .
. .
. .
6
. .
. .
. .
6
Others
. .
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Total
28
20
10
7
5
5
1
76

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

1934

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 531 429
1 104 445
 547 421
 349 010
 241 103
 129 269
 2 410
3 905 087
Enrolled Divisions
1 531 429
1 104 445
 547 421
 349 010
 202 865
 129 269
 2 410
3 866 849
Votes
Federal Labor
 132 779
 370 885
 235 904
 106 308
 66 441
 39 934
850
 953 101
UAP
 479 638
 420 593
 178 448
. .
. .
 55 811
. .
1 134 490
Nationalist
. .
. .
. .
. .
 36 488
. .
. .
 36 488
WA Nationalist
. .
. .
. .
. .
 6 713
. .
. .
 6 713
CP
 205 898
 55 316
 51 182
. .
 55 923
 2 086
. .
 370 405
Australian Country
. .
 77 563
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 77 563
LCL
. .
. .
. .
 142 583
. .
. .
. .
 142 583
NSW (Lang) Labor
 509 615
. .
865
. .
. .
. .
. .
 510 480
Social Credit
 66 989
 24 375
 23 233
 26 696
 11 516
 13 780
. .
 166 589
Communist
 21 248
 14 986
 10 254
 1 011
. .
. .
. .
 47 499
Others
 2 344
 55 222
 4 423
 33 970
 3 015
 7 350
 1 011
 107 335
Formal
1 418 511
1 018 940
 504 309
 310 568
 180 096
 118 961
 1 861
3 553 246
Informal
 48 801
 31 348
 13 569
 20 943
 6 837
 4 840
37
 126 375
Total
1 467 312
1 050 288
 517 878
 331 511
 186 933
 123 801
 1 898
3 679 621
Per cent
Federal Labor
9.4
36.4
46.8
34.2
36.9
33.6
45.7
26.8
UAP
33.8
41.3
35.4
. .
. .
46.9
. .
31.9
Nationalist
. .
. .
. .
. .
20.3
. .
. .
1.0
WA Nationalist
. .
. .
. .
. .
3.7
. .
. .
0.2
CP
14.5
5.4
10.2
. .
31.1
1.8
. .
10.4
Australian Country
. .
7.6
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2.2
LCL
. .
. .
. .
45.9
. .
. .
. .
4.0
NSW (Lang) Labor
35.9
. .
0.2
. .
. .
. .
. .
14.4
Social Credit
4.7
2.4
4.6
8.6
6.4
11.6
. .
4.7
Communist
1.5
1.5
2.0
0.3
. .
. .
. .
1.3
Others
0.2
5.4
0.9
10.9
1.7
6.2
54.3
3.0
Formal
96.7
97.0
97.4
93.7
96.3
96.1
98.1
96.6
Informal
3.3
3.0
2.6
6.3
3.7
3.9
1.9
3.4
Total
95.8
95.1
94.6
95.0
92.2
95.8
78.8
95.2
Seats won
Federal Labor
1
6
5
1
2
3
. .
18
UAP
11
11
3
. .
. .
2
. .
27
Nationalist
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
. .
. .
1
CP
7
1
2
. .
2
. .
. .
12
Australian Country
. .
2
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
LCL
. .
. .
. .
5
. .
. .
. .
5
NSW (Lang) Labor
9
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
9
Others
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
1
Total
28
20
10
6
5
5
1
75

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

1937

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 596 342
1 148 562
 583 321
 362 565
 255 212
 134 036
 3 186
4 083 224
Enrolled Divisions
1 486 831
1 026 055
 583 321
 362 565
 255 212
 134 036
 3 186
3 851 206
Votes
ALP
 635 511
 381 042
 233 612
 131 310
 111 514
 62 748
. .
1 555 737
UAP
 492 135
 382 736
 113 191
 132 121
 62 927
 56 938
. .
1 240 048
CP
 202 390
. .
 127 637
 35 559
 49 193
. .
. .
 414 779
Federal Country
. .
 24 179
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 24 179
State Country
. .
 121 321
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 121 321
Social Credit
 15 574
 6 884
 56 374
. .
. .
600
. .
 79 432
Communist
. .
 4 630
 12 523
. .
. .
. .
. .
 17 153
Others
 58 754
 47 745
. .
 34 247
 5 166
 4 780
 2 521
 153 213
Formal
1 404 364
 968 537
 543 337
 333 237
 228 800
 125 066
 2 521
3 605 862
Informal
 33 052
 18 692
 14 739
 17 515
 8 317
 3 613
32
 95 960
Total
1 437 416
 987 229
 558 076
 350 752
 237 117
 128 679
 2 553
3 701 822
Per cent
ALP
45.3
39.3
43.0
39.4
48.7
50.2
. .
43.1
UAP
35.0
39.5
20.8
39.7
27.5
45.5
. .
34.4
CP
14.4
. .
23.5
10.7
21.5
. .
. .
11.5
Federal Country
. .
2.5
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
0.7
State Country
. .
12.5
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
3.4
Social Credit
1.1
0.7
10.4
. .
. .
0.5
. .
2.2
Communist
. .
0.5
2.3
. .
. .
. .
. .
0.5
Others
4.2
4.9
. .
10.3
2.3
3.8
100.0
4.2
Formal
97.7
98.1
97.4
95.0
96.5
97.2
98.7
97.4
Informal
2.3
1.9
2.6
5.0
3.5
2.8
1.3
2.6
Total
96.7
96.2
95.7
96.7
92.9
96.0
80.1
96.1
Seats won
ALP
11
7
5
1
2
3
. .
29
UAP
10
9
2
4
1
2
. .
28
CP
6
. .
3
1
2
. .
. .
12
Federal Country
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
State Country
. .
3
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
3
Ind. UAP
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Others
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
1
Total
28
20
10
6
5
5
1
75

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

1940

 
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
Aust
Enrolled
1 667 056
1 190 566
 602 684
 375 203
 265 855
 137 982
 5 737
4 245 083
Enrolled Divisions
1 667 056
1 190 566
 602 684
 375 203
 222 955
 137 982
 5 737
4 202 183
Votes
ALP
 540 055
 486 884
 255 063
 137 633
 77 468
 59 838
. .
1 556 941
UAP
 416 962
 385 186
 128 246
 115 727
 60 273
 65 394
. .
1 171 788
CP
 177 853
. .
 142 091
 60 332
 49 416
. .
. .
 429 692
Liberal Country
. .
 51 223
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 51 223
United Country
. .
 30 567
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 30 567
Non-Communist Labor
 202 721
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 202 721
State Labor
 101 191
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
 101 191
Others
 90 974
 164 244
 28 358
 32 421
 15 414
 1 452
 4 175
 337 038
Formal
1 529 756
1 118 104
 553 758
 346 113
 202 571
 126 684
 4 175
3 881 161
Informal
 46 193
 20 322
 12 156
 12 887
 6 363
 4 102
88
 102 111
Total
1 575 949
1 138 426
 565 914
 359 000
 208 934
 130 786
 4 263
3 983 272
Per cent
ALP
35.3
43.5
46.1
39.8
38.2
47.2
. .
40.1
UAP
27.3
34.5
23.2
33.4
29.8
51.6
. .
30.2
CP
11.6
. .
25.7
17.4
24.4
. .
. .
11.1
Liberal Country
. .
4.6
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1.3
United Country
. .
2.7
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
0.8
Non-Communist Labor
13.3
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
5.2
State Labor
6.6
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2.6
Others
6.0
14.7
5.1
9.4
7.6
1.2
100.0
8.7
Formal
97.1
98.2
97.8
96.4
97.0
96.9
97.9
97.4
Informal
2.9
1.8
2.2
3.6
3.0
3.1
2.1
2.6
Total
94.5
95.6
93.9
95.7
93.7
94.8
74.3
94.8
Seats won
ALP
12
9
6
1
2
2
. .
32
UAP
8
6
2
3
1
3
. .
23
CP
4
. .
2
2
2
. .
. .
10
Liberal Country
. .
2
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
United Country
. .
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Non-Communist Labor
4
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
4
Others
. .
2
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
3
Total
28
20
10
6
5
5
1
75

Note: Australian totals include the member for NT even though they did not have full voting rights.

 

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