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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| 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
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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 surface form:
Division of Paterson