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Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 September 1940. 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 Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron narrowly defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin and continued to hold power with the support of two independents. Country Party member Sir Earle Page had also served as Prime Minster during April 1939. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Curtin, bringing him to power.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 1,556,941 | 40.16 | -3.02 | 32 | +3 | (1 elected unopposed) |
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| United Australia Party | 1,171,788 | 30.22 | -3.48 | 23 | -5 | ||
| Country Party | 531,397 | 13.71 | -1.84 | 14 | -2 | ||
| Non-Communist Labor Party | 202,721 | 5.23 | * | 4 | +4 | ||
| State Labor Party | 101,191 | 2.61 | * | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 312,948 | 8.07 | +3.89 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3,876,986 | 74 | |||||
| UAP/Country coalition | WIN | 49.70 | * | 37 | -7 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 50.30 | * | 32 | +3 |
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| UAP/Country (Joint Ticket) | 1,587,541 | 43.70 | +15.02 | 10 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 1,363,072 | 37.52 | -10.96 | 3 | 17 | |
| Non-Communist Labor Party | 274,861 | 7.57 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| United Australia Party | 243,597 | 6.71 | -9.42 | 6 | 15 | |
| Country Party | * | * | -1.90 | 0 | 4 | |
| Independents | 71,760 | 1.98 | -1.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 91,986 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4,097,326 | 19 | 36 |
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See also
- Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1940
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1940–1943
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1941–1944
Notes
References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
- 1940 two party preferred reference - 1943 two party preferred reference
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