A federal election was held in Australia on 9 December 1961. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives and 31 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal–Country coal
Robert Menzies 1960 colour
Arthur Calwell 1966
Earle Page
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Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page was an Australian politician and surgeon who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Australia from 7 to 26 April 1939, in a caretaker capacity following the death of Jos
1961 Australian federal election
…for the closest election in Australia's history was eventually beaten by the 2010 election, which was a 72-72 seat draw. The most notable casualty was Earle Page, the third-longest serving MP in Australia's history, and briefly Prime Minister. He had been the member for Cowper since 1919. Although he was 81 years…
Official portrait c. 1939
Page in about 1920
Page in 1924 as acting prime minister signing the first cabinet document prepared in Canberra
Page in 1929