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	‹ 1940 1946 ›
Australian federal election, 1943
All 74 seats in the Australian House of Representatives; and 19 (of the 36) seats in the Australian Senate
21 August 1943
	Incumbent Prime Minister; Arthur Fadden; Country/UAP coalition Prime Minister-elect; John Curtin; Labor

Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 August 1943. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin defeated the opposition Country Party led by Arthur Fadden with coalition partner the United Australia Party led by Billy Hughes. Fadden had also served as Prime Minister for six weeks in 1941 as leader of the coalition, before independents switched their support to Curtin, giving him a majority in the lower house, thus taking government. The election remains Labor's greatest federal victory in terms of proportion of seats and two party preferred in the lower house, and primary vote in the Senate.

**House of Reps (IRV) — 1943-46 — Turnout 96.32% (CV) — Informal 2.89%**
Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
Australian Labor Party	2,058,578	49.94	+9.78	49	+17	^{(1 elected} _unopposed)
United Australia Party	661,750	16.05	-14.17	12	-11
Country Party	287,000	6.96	-6.74	7	-7
Country-National Party (QLD)	166,419	4.04	*	3	+3
Liberal Country Party (VIC)	145,665	3.53	*	1	+1
One Parliament for Australia	87,112	2.11	*	0	0
Country Party (QLD)	61,196	1.48	*	1	+1
State Labor Party	29,752	0.72	-1.89	0	0
Independents	501,054	12.15	+4.08	1	0
Other	123,965	3.01		0	-4
Total	4,122,491			74
Australian Labor Party	WIN	58.20	+7.90	49	+17
Country/UAP coalition		41.80	-7.90	19	-17

Independent: Arthur Coles (Henty, Vic)

**Senate (P BV) — 1943-46 — Turnout 96.31% (CV) — Informal 9.73%**
Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats Won	Seats Held
Australian Labor Party	2,139,164	55.09	+17.57	19	22
Country/UAP (Joint Ticket)	995,910	25.65	-18.05	0
Country-National Party (QLD)	184,181	4.74	*	0	0
Liberal & Country League (SA)	148,419	3.82	*	0	0
Nationalist Country Party (WA)	101,738	2.62	*	0	0
Christian New Order (NSW)	101,247	2.61	*	0	0
Country Party	37,350	0.96	*	0	2
United Australia Party	*	*	-6.71	0	12
Other	175,161	4.51		0	0
Total	3,883,170			19	36

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University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
1940 two party preferred reference - 1943 two party preferred reference