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Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election

Election of 21 September 1940

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House of Representatives votes and seats won, national summary

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Election held on 21 September 1940
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 %
Australian Labor Party 1,556,941  40.16  -3.01 32  1  43.24 
United Australia Party 1,171,788  30.22  -3.49 23  0  31.08 
Country Party  531,397  13.71  -1.84 14  0  18.92 
Independents 312,948  8.07  +3.89 1  0  1.35 
Non-Communist Labor Party 202,721  5.23  * 4  0  5.41 
State Labor Party (NSW) 101,191  2.61  * 0  0  0 
Votes for other than listed parties00.00 0.00    
Totals3,876,986  100    74  1  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: On the death of Prime Minister Lyons on 7 April 1939, Country Party leader Page became interim prime minister of a Country Party and United Australia Party coalition government until the United Australia Party chose new party leader. Once elected leader of the United Australia Party, Menzies was commissioned as Prime Minister of a United Australia Party minority government on 26 April 1939 as the Country Party declined to enter a coalition agreement with Menzies. On 14 March 1940, the Country Party under a new leader agreed to a revised coalition agreement and Menzies become Prime Minister of a United Australia Party and Country Party coalition government until this election in 1940.

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