A federal election was held in Australia on 25 October 1969. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition government, led by Prime Minister John Gorton, won the election with a severely diminished majority
John Gorton 1968
Gough Whitlam Leader of the Opposition
A federal election was held in Australia on 2 December 1972. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, as well as a single Senate seat in Queensland. The incumbent Liberal–Co
1969 Australian federal election
…lost in its severe defeat three years earlier, and put the party within striking distance of winning government, which it did three years later in the 1972 federal election. Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election…
Gough Whitlam 1972
William Mc Mahon 1972 b&w
Whitlam giving Labor's policy speech at the Blacktown Civic Centre in Sydney
Supporters of McMahon hold up his placards at a rally during the election.