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
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.
A federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Labor Party, led by
Portrait Menzies 1950s
Benchifley