ID 0261
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election
Election of 5 May 1917
General election for the House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Australia
Date of election
5 May 1917
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
Nationalist 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
Nationalist Party
House of Representatives support for government after election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Total number of voters on the roll
2,835,327
Number of House of Representatives seats
75
Number of uncontested seats
10
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
364,862
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
2,470,465
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in
multiple voting systems)
1,934,478
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
78.3%
Total valid votes
1,883,434
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
2.64%
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 5 May 1917
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 % |
| Nationalist Party (Nationalists) | 1,021,138 | 54.22 | * | 53 | 7 | 70.67 |
| Australian Labor Party | 827,541 | 43.94 | -6.95 | 22 | 3 | 29.33 |
| Independents | 34,755 | 1.85 | -.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | | |
| Totals | 1,883,434 | 100 | | 75 | 10 | 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: Hughes replaced Fisher as prime minister of an ALP government on 27 October 1915. Hughes formed a National Labor minority government on 14 November 1916 and then formed a Nationalist Party government on 17 February 1917.
Note - 102651
Sources
Note - 102912