A federal election was held in Australia on 28 September 1946. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Labor Party led by
Benchifley
Portrait Menzies 1950s
Jack Lang
The Australian Labor Party, which operated from 1940 to 1941, was a breakaway from the Australian Labor Party, and was associated with the Lang Labor faction and former New South Wales premier Jack La
1946 Australian federal election
…1,896,349 Percentage 49.71% 43.65% Swing 0.22 13.20 TPP 54.10% 45.90% TPP swing 4.10 4.10 Third party Fourth party IND Leader Jack Lang N/A Party Labor (Non-Communist) Independents Leader since N/A Leader's seat Reid (NSW) (won seat) N/A Last election 0 seats 3 seats Seats won 1 seat 2 seats Seat change 1 1 Primary…
Vote LABOR and Non Communist
Menzies Has Let Australia Down