ID 0258
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election
Election of 13 April 1910
General election for the House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Australia
Date of election
13 April 1910
Government in office and parliamentary support before and after the election
Government in office at election
Prime Minister in office at date of election. (check notes to see if change of Prime Minister since previous election)
Prime Minister's party affiliation
Liberal Party
House of Representatives support for government at election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Government in office after election
Prime Minister's party affiliation
Australian Labor Party
House of Representatives support for government after election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Total number of voters on the roll
2,258,482
Number of House of Representatives seats
75
Number of uncontested seats
4
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
109,513
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
2,148,969
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in
multiple voting systems)
1,349,626
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
62.8%
Total valid votes
1,322,582
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
2%
Informal (invalid) ballots in multiple voting system
Not applicable
Electoral system
Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; first past the post (plurality) voting
House of Representatives votes and seats won, national summary
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Election held on 13 April 1910
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under listed party
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| Party Name |
First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
| Australian Labor Party | 660,864 | 49.97 | +13.33 | 43 | 2 | 57.33 |
| Liberal Party | 596,350 | 45.09 | * | 31 | 2 | 41.33 |
| Independents | 65,368 | 4.94 | +3.36 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | | |
| Totals | 1,322,582 | 100 | | 75 | 4 | 100 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Notes
Government in office at election: Fisher became prime minister of a minority ALP government on 13 November 1908 after the defeat of the Deakin minority government in the House of Representatives. Deakin became prime minister of a Fusion coalition government on 2 June 1909 after the defeat of the Fisher government in the House of Representatives.
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Sources
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