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Federal elections were held in Australia on 23 October 1937. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin.
The election is notable for the highest historical vote by percentage in the lower house for the Country Party (National Party). At the 1934 election nine seats in New South Wales were won by Lang Labor. Following the reunion of the two Labor parties in February 1936, these were held by their members as ALP seats at the 1937 election. With the party's win in Ballaarat and Gwydir (initially at a by-election on 8 March 1937), the ALP had a net gain of 11 seats compared with the previous election.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 1,555,737 | 43.17 | +16.36 | 29 | +11 | (4 elected unopposed) |
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| United Australia Party | 1,214,526 | 33.71 | +0.73 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Country Party | 560,279 | 15.55 | +2.93 | 16 | +2 | ||
| Social Credit Party | 79,432 | 2.20 | -2.49 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent UAP (NSW) | 25,522 | 0.71 | * | 1 | +1 | ||
| Independent | 150,692 | 4.18 | +1.00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 17,153 | 0.48 | 0 | -14 | |||
| Total | 3,603,341 | 74 | |||||
| UAP/Country coalition | WIN | 44 | +2 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | 29 | +11 |
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 1,699,172 | 48.48 | +20.40 | 16 | 16 | |
| UAP/Country (Joint Ticket) | 1,005,247 | 28.68 | +10.44 | 0 | ||
| United Australia Party | 565,161 | 16.13 | -4.54 | 3 | 16 | |
| Country Party | 66,481 | 1.90 | -12.41 | 0 | 4 | |
| Social Credit Party | 49,801 | 1.42 | -1.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 118,768 | 3.39 | +2.93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,504,630 | 19 | 36 |
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References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
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