Английская Википедия:1951 Australian federal election
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The 1951 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 28 April 1951. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution called after the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Bill.[1] The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies defeated the opposition Labor Party led by Ben Chifley with a modestly reduced majority,Шаблон:Refn and secured a majority in the Senate.[2] This was the last time the Labor party ever held a Senate majority. Chifley died just over a month after the election.
Issues
Although the Coalition had won a comfortable majority in the House in 1949, Labor still had a four-seat majority in the Senate. Chifley thus made it his business to obstruct Menzies's agenda at every opportunity. Realizing this, Menzies sought to call a double dissolution at the first opportunity in hopes of gaining control of both houses. He thought he had his chance in 1950, when he introduced a bill to ban the Australian Communist Party. However, after a redraft, Chifley let the bill pass.
A few months later, the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Bill 1950, in which the Coalition government aimed to establish a "Commonwealth Bank Board", which Labor believed would be filled with private banking interests.[3] This finally gave Menzies an excuse to call a double dissolution. While the Coalition lost five House seats to Labor, it still had a solid mandate. More importantly, it picked up six Senate seats, giving it control over both chambers.
Results
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Country coalition | 2,298,512 | 50.34 | +0.08 | 69 | –5 | ||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | LiberalШаблон:Pad | 1,854,799 | 40.62 | +1.23 | 52 | –3 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | CountryШаблон:Pad | 443,713 | 9.72 | –1.15 | 17 | –2 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Labor | 2,174,840 | 47.63 | +1.65 | 54Шаблон:Efn | +6 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Communist | 44,782 | 0.98 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Independents | 47,765 | 1.05 | –1.11 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 4,565,899 | 123 | |||||
| Two-party-preferred Шаблон:Nobold | |||||||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Liberal–Country coalition | Win | 50.70 | −0.30 | 69 | −5 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Labor | 49.30 | +0.30 | 52 | +5 | ||
- Notes
- Three members were elected unopposed – two Labor and one Liberal.
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Country coalition | 2,198,687 | 49.70 | –0.71 | 32 | 32 | +6 | ||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Liberal–Country joint ticket | 1,925,631 | 43.52 | –1.12 | 22 | N/A | N/A | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Liberal | 273,056 | 6.17 | +0.41 | 10 | 26 | +5 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 | +1 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Labor | 2,029,751 | 45.88 | +0.99 | 28 | 28 | −6 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Communist | 93,561 | 2.11 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Lang Labor | 60,549 | 1.37 | +1.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Protestant People's | 13,090 | 0.30 | –0.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Henry George Justice | 6,015 | 0.14 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Independents | 22,584 | 0.51 | –1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,424,237 | 60 | 60 | |||||
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Pre-1951 | Swing | Post-1951 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
| Australian Capital Territory, ACT | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Lewis Nott | 3.8 | 6.7 | 2.9 | Jim Fraser | Labor | Шаблон:Australian party style| |
| Ballaarat, Vic | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | Alan Pittard | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Bob Joshua | Labor | Шаблон:Australian party style| |
| Hume, NSW | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country | Charles Anderson | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Arthur Fuller | Labor | Шаблон:Australian party style| |
| Kingston, SA | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | Jim Handby | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | Pat Galvin | Labor | Шаблон:Australian party style| |
| Leichhardt, Qld | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country | Tom Gilmore | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Harry Bruce | Labor | Шаблон:Australian party style| |
| Wannon, Vic | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | Don McLeod | Labor | Шаблон:Australian party style| |
Opinion polling
| Date published | Pollster | Шаблон:Nowrap | Labor | Other | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" | | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" | | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;" | | |||
| 28 April 1951 | 1951 election | 50.34% | 47.63% | 2.03% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|2.71% |
| April 1951[4] | Gallup | 49% | 43% | 1% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|6% |
| March 1951[4] | Gallup | 49% | 44% | 1% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|5% |
| December 1950[5][4] | Gallup | 52% | 47% | 1% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|5% |
| November 1950[6] | Gallup | 50% | 49% | 1% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|1% |
| August 1950[6] | Gallup | 57% | 42% | 1% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|15% |
| 5 May 1950[7] | Gallup | 54% | 46% | 1% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|9% |
| April 1950[8] | Gallup | 54% | 46% | Шаблон:N/A | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|8% |
| 24 March 1950[7] | Gallup | 54% | 46% | Шаблон:N/A | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|8% |
| February 1950[8][7] | Gallup | 56% | 44% | Шаблон:N/A | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|12% |
| 10 December 1949 | 1949 election | 50.26% | 45.98% | 3.76% | style="background:Шаблон:Party color; color:#95c3f3;"|4.28% |
See also
- Candidates of the 1951 Australian federal election
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1951–1954
- Members of the Australian Senate, 1951–1953
Notes
References
- University of WA Шаблон:Webarchive election results in Australia since 1890
- AEC 2PP vote
- Prior to 1984 the AEC did not undertake a full distribution of preferences for statistical purposes. The stored ballot papers for the 1983 election were put through this process prior to their destruction. Therefore, the figures from 1983 onwards show the actual result based on full distribution of preferences.
