1917 Australian federal election
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The 1917 Australian federal election was a World War I–era national vote that consolidated Prime Minister Billy Hughes’s breakaway Nationalist Party in power following a split in the Labor movement over conscription.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Australian federal election of 5 May 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economic controls during wartime
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war effort management ⓘ |
| causeOfElection | dissolution of the 6th Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| compulsoryVoting | no ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| date | 1917-05-05 ⓘ |
| electoralSystemHouse | instant-runoff voting ⓘ |
| electoralSystemSenate | block voting ⓘ |
| electoralType | federal ⓘ |
| forChamber |
House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
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Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forOffice | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentAfterElection | Nationalist Party of Australia government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBeforeElection | National Labor–Liberal coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralDuringElection | Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection | King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hughes prime ministership ⓘ |
| keyIssue | military conscription for overseas service ⓘ |
| leadingPartyAfterElection | Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | long-term dominance of non-Labor forces at federal level ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1919 Australian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouseSeatsContested | 75 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateSeatsContested | 18 ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Frank Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Commonwealth Electoral Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumberElected | 7th Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | split in the Australian Labor Party over conscription ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1914 Australian federal election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterPartyAfterElection | Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterPartyBeforeElection | National Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Australian conscription referendums, 1916–1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Australian Labor Party
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landslide victory for the Nationalist Party of Australia ⓘ |
| significance | consolidated Billy Hughes’s breakaway Nationalist Party in power ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 78.3% ⓘ |
| votingEligiblePopulation | adult British subjects resident in Australia ⓘ |
| womenSuffrageStatus | women could vote federally in Australia ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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