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Encyclopedia > Australian general election, 1969
Federal election major party leaders
< 1966 1969 1972 >

Liberal
John Gorton
Prime Minister
Parliament: 20 years
Leader since: 1968
Division: Higgins Federal elections were held in Australia on November 26, 1966. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 2, 1972. ... Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002), Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Division of Higgins is an organiation dedicated to the destruction and hatred of Jim Higgins. ...


Labor
Gough Whitlam
Opposition leader
Parliament: 17 years
Leader since: 1967
Division: Werriwa Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Division of Werriwa is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives. ...

Federal elections were held in Australia on October 25, 1969. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, no Senate seats were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John Gorton with coalition partner the Country Party led by John McEwen defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002), Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... Sir John McEwen (March 29, 1900 - November 20, 1980), Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia, was born at Chiltern, Victoria, where his father was a pharmacist. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ...

House of Reps — 1969-72 — Turnout 94.97% — Informal 2.54%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Australian Labor Party 2,870,792 46.95 +6.97 59 +18
  Liberal Party of Australia 2,125,987 34.77 -5.37 46 -15
  Country Party 523,232 8.56 -1.28 20 -1
  Democratic Labor Party 367,977 6.02 -1.29 0 0
  Australia Party 53,646 0.88 * 0 0
  Independents 141,090 2.31 +0.85 0 0
  Other 31,394 0.51 0 0
  Total 6,114,118     125 +1
  LPA/NAT coalition WIN 49.80 -7.10 66 -16
  Australian Labor Party 50.20 +7.10 59 +18
Senate — 1970-74 — Turnout 93.98% — Informal 9.41%
  Party Votes % Swing Seats Won Seats Held
  Australian Labor Party 2,376,215 42.22 -2.81 14 26
  Liberal/National (Joint Ticket) 1,098,134 19.51 -14.31 4 *
  Liberal Party of Australia 991,473 17.61 +9.47 8 21
  Democratic Labor Party 625,142 11.11 +1.34 3 5
  Australia Party 163,343 2.90 * 0 0
  Country Party 59,416 1.06 +0.24 1 5
  Independents 95,902 1.70 +0.71 2 3
  Other 219,208 3.89 0 0
  Total 5,628,833     32 60

Contents

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... The Australia Party was the name minor political party in Australia (not to be confused with the Australian Party, which was set up by Billy Hughes in 1930). ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Australia Party was the name minor political party in Australia (not to be confused with the Australian Party, which was set up by Billy Hughes in 1930). ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ...




History

In 1949, Sir Robert Menzies founded the Liberal Party of Australia (descended from the United Australia Party) and was led by Menzies for 16 years through successive re-elections with the traditional coalition in place with the National Party of Australia (since 1922 as the Country Party). Labor stayed out of government for 23 years after the defeat of the Chifley Government in 1949, largely due to the split of the Democratic Labor Party from Labor - also three times the party won the two-party preferred vote (the 1954, 1961 and 1969 elections) but not enough seats to form government. After Menzies retirement, between 1966 and 1972 the coalition had gone into decline under the leadership of Harold Holt (66-67), John McEwen (67-68), John Gorton (68-71) and William McMahon (71-72). Rt Hon Robert Menzies Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 &#8211; 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia. ... The United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... Chicken nuggets are sold at McDonalds (September 22, 1885–June 13, 1951), Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australias most influential Prime Ministers. ... Harold Edward Holt CH (5 August 1908– presumed dead 17 December 1967) was an Australian politician who became the 17th Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967. ... Sir John McEwen (March 29, 1900 - November 20, 1980), Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia, was born at Chiltern, Victoria, where his father was a pharmacist. ... Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002), Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. ... Sir William McMahon, GCMG, CH, PC (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988), Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where his father was a lawyer. ...


References

  • University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
  • AustralianPolitics.com 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.
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