1949 Australian federal election
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The 1949 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election that resulted in Robert Menzies’ Liberal–Country coalition defeating Ben Chifley’s Labor government, ushering in a long period of conservative rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1949 Australian federal election canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1949 Australian federal election Context triple: [Lyne, firstFederalElectionContested, 1949 Australian federal election]
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A.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
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B.
Australian state and territory elections
Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
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C.
New South Wales state election
The New South Wales state election is a periodic Australian parliamentary election in which voters choose members of the New South Wales Parliament and determine which party forms the state government.
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D.
Queensland state elections
Queensland state elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters choose representatives to the Queensland Parliament and ultimately determine who will govern the Australian state of Queensland.
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E.
2019 New South Wales state election
The 2019 New South Wales state election was a parliamentary election in Australia that determined the composition of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council and resulted in the re-election of the Liberal–National Coalition government led by Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1949 Australian federal election Target entity description: The 1949 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election that resulted in Robert Menzies’ Liberal–Country coalition defeating Ben Chifley’s Labor government, ushering in a long period of conservative rule.
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A.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
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B.
Australian state and territory elections
Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
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C.
New South Wales state election
The New South Wales state election is a periodic Australian parliamentary election in which voters choose members of the New South Wales Parliament and determine which party forms the state government.
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D.
Queensland state elections
Queensland state elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters choose representatives to the Queensland Parliament and ultimately determine who will govern the Australian state of Queensland.
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E.
2019 New South Wales state election
The 2019 New South Wales state election was a parliamentary election in Australia that determined the composition of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council and resulted in the re-election of the Liberal–National Coalition government led by Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
bank nationalisation
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communism ⓘ housing shortages ⓘ post-war reconstruction ⓘ rationing and economic controls ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner | Country Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionWinningParty | Liberal–Country coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compulsoryEnrollment | yes ⓘ |
| compulsoryVoting | yes ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| date | 10 December 1949 ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBody |
House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate ⓘ |
| electionFor | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCommission | Commonwealth Electoral Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enfranchisedGroup | Aboriginal Australians in some states and territories ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| expandedHouseOfRepresentativesSeatsFrom | 75 ⓘ |
| expandedHouseOfRepresentativesSeatsTo | 121 ⓘ |
| expandedSenateSeatsFrom | 36 ⓘ |
| expandedSenateSeatsTo | 60 ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Second Menzies Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | beginning of a long period of conservative rule in Australia ⓘ |
| ideologyOfDefeatedParty | social democratic ⓘ |
| ideologyOfWinningCoalition | conservative ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfDefeatedParty | Ben Chifley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1951 Australian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 19th Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorPrimeMinister | Ben Chifley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1946 Australian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Ben Chifley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Chifley Labor government
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formation of a Liberal–Country coalition government ⓘ |
| successorPrimeMinister | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeatsHouseOfRepresentatives | 121 ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | coalition government ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutApproximate | 95 percent ⓘ |
| votingSystemHouseOfRepresentatives | instant-runoff voting ⓘ |
| votingSystemSenate | single transferable vote ⓘ |
| year | 1949 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1949 Australian federal election Description of subject: The 1949 Australian federal election was a national parliamentary election that resulted in Robert Menzies’ Liberal–Country coalition defeating Ben Chifley’s Labor government, ushering in a long period of conservative rule.
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Division of Paterson