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Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election

Election of 29 March 1901

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House of Representatives votes and seats won, national summary

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Election held on 29 March 1901
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 nFirst preference vote share %Change from previous election %Seats won nUncontested seats held nSeat share %
Protectionist Party 185,943  36.75  * 31  6  41.33 
Free Trade Party 151,960  30.03  * 28  0  37.33 
Australian Labor Party 79,736  15.76  * 14  0  18.67 
Independents 8,384  1.66  * 2  0  2.67 
Votes for other than listed parties79,94915.80 0.00    
Totals505,972  100    75  6  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

Election date: some polls were held on 30 March 1901.

Government at election: Barton was commissioned by the Governor General to form the first ministry on 1 January 1901. It included representatives from all states.

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