The 1922 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 16 December 1922. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party, led by Prime Minister Billy Hughes lost its majority. However, the opposition Labor Party led by Matthew Charlton did not take office as the Nationalists sought a coalition with the fledgling Country Party led by Earle Page. The Country Party made Hughes's resignation the price for joining, and Hughes was replaced as Nationalist leader by Stanley Bruce.
Future Prime Minister Frank Forde and future opposition leader John Latham both entered parliament at this election.
At this election, Hughes as the sitting prime minister made his second seat transfer, in this case, from Bendigo to North Sydney. Hughes had held Bendigo since transferring there from West Sydney at the 1917 election also as the sitting prime minister.
Hughes remains the only sitting Prime Minister to transfer to another seat, not once but twice.
Aside from the 1917 and 1922 elections, all other elections have seen the sitting prime minister recontest the seat that they held prior to the election.
^The Northern Territory had one seat, but members for the territories did not have full voting rights until 1966 and did not count toward government formation.
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The 1922 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 16 December 1922 All 75 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election The incumbent Nationalist Party led by Prime Minister Billy Hughes lost its majority However the opposition Labor Party led by Matthew Charlton did not take office as the Nationalists sought a coalition with the fledgling Country Party led by Earle Page The Country Party made Hughes s resignation the price for joining and Hughes was replaced as Nationalist leader by Stanley Bruce 1922 Australian federal election 1919 16 December 1922 1922 12 16 1925 outgoing memberselected members All 76 a seats in the House of Representatives38 seats were needed for a majority in the House19 of the 36 seats in the SenateRegistered2 980 424 4 58 Turnout1 646 863 59 36 b 18 94 pp First party Second party Leader Matthew Charlton Billy HughesParty Labor NationalistLeader since 16 May 1922 14 November 1916Leader s seat Hunter NSW won North Sydney NSW c Last election 26 seats 37 seatsSeats won 29 NT 26Seat change 4 11Popular vote 665 145 553 920Percentage 48 80 51 20 Swing 2 90 2 90 Third party Leader Earle PageParty CountryLeader since 5 April 1921Leader s seat Cowper NSW Last election 11 seatsSeats won 14 seatsSeat change 3Popular vote 197 513Results by division for the House of Representatives shaded by winning party s margin of victory Prime Minister before electionBilly HughesNationalist Subsequent Prime Minister Stanley BruceNationalist Country coalitionFuture Prime Minister Frank Forde and future opposition leader John Latham both entered parliament at this election At this election Hughes as the sitting prime minister made his second seat transfer in this case from Bendigo to North Sydney Hughes had held Bendigo since transferring there from West Sydney at the 1917 election also as the sitting prime minister Hughes remains the only sitting Prime Minister to transfer to another seat not once but twice Aside from the 1917 and 1922 elections all other elections have seen the sitting prime minister recontest the seat that they held prior to the election Contents 1 Results 1 1 House of Representatives 1 2 Senate 2 Seats changing hands 3 Post election pendulum 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksResults EditHouse of Representatives Edit See also Results of the 1922 Australian federal election House of Representatives Labor 29 seats Nationalist 26 seats Country 14 seats Independent 1 seat Liberal 5 seatsHouse of Reps IRV 1922 25 Turnout 59 36 Non CV Informal 4 51 Party Votes Swing Seats Change Labor 665 145 42 30 0 19 30 d 4 Nationalist 553 920 35 23 9 85 26 11 Country 197 513 12 56 3 30 14 3 Liberal Union 37 904 2 41 2 41 3 3 Liberal 32 167 2 04 2 04 2 2 Constitutionalist 11 812 0 75 0 75 0 Majority Labor 10 303 0 66 0 66 0 Industrial Labor 4 331 0 28 0 09 0 Protestant Labor 3 631 0 23 0 23 0 NT Representation League 362 0 02 0 02 0 Independents 51 538 3 28 1 86 1 Total 1 572 514 76 1Two party preferred estimated Nationalist Win 51 20 2 90 40 3 Labor 48 80 2 90 29 0NotesIndependents William Watson Fremantle WA Five members were elected unopposed one Labor two Nationalist one Country and one Liberal Popular voteLabor 42 30 Nationalist 35 23 Country 12 56 Liberal 4 70 Independent Others 5 22 Two party preferred voteCoalition 51 20 Labor 48 80 Parliament seatsCoalition 53 33 Labor 38 67 Liberal 6 67 Independent 1 33 Senate Edit Senate P BV 1922 1925 Turnout 57 99 Non CV Informal 9 44 Party Votes Swing Seats won Seats held Change Labor 715 219 45 70 2 86 11 12 11 Nationalist 567 084 36 23 10 16 8 24 11 Country 203 267 12 99 4 20 0 0 0 Liberal Union 43 706 2 79 2 79 0 0 0 Socialist Labor 8 551 0 55 0 55 0 0 0 Majority Labor 3 813 0 24 0 24 0 0 0 Independents 23 447 1 50 0 08 0 0 0 Total 1 565 087 19 36Seats changing hands EditSeat Pre 1922 Swing Post 1922Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyAdelaide SA Nationalist Reginald Blundell 0 8 8 0 3 6 George Edwin Yates Labor Balaclava Vic Nationalist William Watt N A 100 0 100 0 William Watt Liberal Barker SA Nationalist John Livingston N A N A 2 3 Malcolm Cameron Liberal Union Barton NSW Nationalist notional new seat N A 13 8 7 6 Frederick McDonald Labor Boothby SA Nationalist William Story N A N A 4 7 Jack Duncan Hughes Liberal Union Calare NSW Labor Thomas Lavelle 2 3 8 5 5 3 Neville Howse Nationalist Darwin Tas Nationalist George Bell 4 0 N A 0 4 Joshua Whitsitt Country Denison Tas Nationalist William Laird Smith 3 9 4 3 0 4 David O Keefe Labor Fremantle WA Nationalist Reginald Burchell N A 56 9 6 9 William Watson Independent Gippsland Vic Nationalist George Wise 5 2 18 1 12 9 Thomas Paterson Country Grey SA Nationalist Alexander Poynton 1 8 5 5 3 7 Andrew Lacey Labor Henty Vic Independent Frederick Francis 2 9 8 7 5 8 Frederick Francis Nationalist Kalgoorlie WA Nationalist George Foley 1 4 7 1 7 4 Albert Green Labor Kooyong Vic Nationalist Robert Best 14 3 14 9 0 6 John Latham Liberal Macquarie NSW Labor Samuel Nicholls 3 2 0 6 0 2 Arthur Manning Nationalist New England NSW Nationalist Alexander Hay 7 3 N A 8 5 Victor Thompson Country Northern Territory NT new division 0 4 H G Nelson Labor Richmond NSW Nationalist Walter Massy Greene 22 5 24 0 3 3 Roland Green Country Riverina NSW Nationalist John Chanter N A 54 3 4 3 William Killen Country Wakefield SA Nationalist Richard Foster N A N A 5 3 Richard Foster Liberal Union Wannon Vic Nationalist Arthur Rodgers 4 1 4 9 0 8 John McNeill Labor Wilmot Tas Nationalist Llewellyn Atkinson 10 2 N A 11 2 Llewellyn Atkinson Country Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election Alexander Hay contested his seat as an independentPost election pendulum EditGovernment seatsNationalist Country coalitionMarginalMacquarie NSW Neville Howse NAT 00 2Darwin Tas Joshua Whitsitt CP 00 4 v NATCorio Vic John Lister NAT 00 8Bendigo Vic Geoffry Hurry NAT 01 7Herbert Qld Fred Bamford NAT 01 7Brisbane Qld Donald Cameron NAT 02 0Richmond NSW Roland Green CP 03 3Oxley Qld James Bayley NAT 03 3Bass Tas Syd Jackson NAT 03 6Corangamite Vic William Gibson CP 03 9Riverina NSW William Killen CP 04 3Lang NSW Elliot Johnson NAT 04 4Maranoa Qld James Hunter CP 04 4Calare NSW Neville Howse NAT 05 3Flinders Vic Stanley Bruce NAT 05 6 v LIBHenty Vic Frederick Francis NAT 05 8 v NATFairly safeFranklin Tas Alfred Seabrook NAT 06 3Fawkner Vic George Maxwell NAT 08 0North Sydney NSW Billy Hughes NAT 08 2 v Const New England NSW Victor Thompson CP 08 5Darling Downs Qld Littleton Groom NAT 08 6Perth WA Edward Mann NAT 08 9Moreton Qld Josiah Francis NAT 09 5SafeWide Bay Qld Edward Corser NAT 10 5Eden Monaro NSW Austin Chapman NAT 11 1Wilmot Tas Llewellyn Atkinson CP 11 2Robertson NSW Sydney Gardner NAT 11 8Parkes NSW Charles Marr NAT 11 8Wentworth NSW Walter Marks NAT 11 9Gippsland Vic Thomas Paterson CP 12 9 v NATIndi Vic Robert Cook CP 13 2Lilley Qld George Mackay NAT 15 2 v INDParramatta NSW Eric Bowden NAT 15 4Cowper NSW Earle Page CP 17 3 v NATVery safeEchuca Vic William Hill CP 20 3 v NATWimmera Vic Percy Stewart CP 21 2 v INDForrest WA John Prowse CP 29 5 v NATMartin NSW Herbert Pratten NAT unopposedSwan WA Henry Gregory CP unopposedWarringah NSW Granville Ryrie NAT unopposedNon government seatsAustralian Labor Party and Liberal PartyMarginalGwydir NSW Lou Cunningham ALP 00 1 v CPNorthern Territory NT H G Nelson ALP 00 4 v INDDenison Tas David O Keefe ALP 00 4Kooyong Vic John Latham LIB 00 6 v NATWannon Vic John McNeill ALP 00 8Ballaarat Vic Charles McGrath ALP 01 7Barker SA Malcolm Cameron LIB 02 3 v ALPCapricornia Qld Frank Forde ALP 02 5Batman Vic Frank Brennan ALP 03 3Adelaide SA George Edwin Yates ALP 03 6 v LIBGrey SA Andrew Lacey ALP 03 7Werriwa NSW Bert Lazzarini ALP 03 9Boothby SA Jack Duncan Hughes LIB 04 7 v ALPHume NSW Parker Moloney ALP 04 9Wakefield SA Richard Foster LIB 05 3 v ALPFairly safeKalgoorlie WA Albert Green ALP 07 4Barton NSW Frederick McDonald ALP 07 6Angas SA Moses Gabb ALP 08 0 v LIBReid NSW Percy Coleman ALP 08 6East Sydney NSW John West ALP 09 1SafeKennedy Qld Charles McDonald ALP 11 6South Sydney NSW Edward Riley ALP 11 7Maribyrnong Vic James Fenton ALP 13 2Darling NSW Arthur Blakeley ALP 15 1Hindmarsh SA Norman Makin ALP 18 6Newcastle NSW David Watkins ALP 19 4Very safeBourke Vic Frank Anstey ALP 20 1Dalley NSW William Mahony ALP 20 9Melbourne Ports Vic James Mathews ALP 23 1Cook NSW Edward Charles Riley ALP 24 9West Sydney NSW William Lambert ALP 25 4 v INDMelbourne Vic William Maloney ALP 27 2Yarra Vic James Scullin ALP 28 0Balaclava Vic William Watt LIB unopposedHunter NSW Matthew Charlton ALP unopposedIndependentsFremantle WA William Watson IND 06 9 v ALPSee also EditCandidates of the 1922 Australian federal election Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1922 1925 Members of the Australian Senate 1923 1926Notes Edit The Northern Territory had one seat but members for the territories did not have full voting rights until 1966 and did not count toward government formation Turnout in contested seats Hughes seat prior to the election was Bendigo Vic He ran for the New South Wales seat of North Sydney and won Including Northern TerritoryReferences EditExternal links EditUniversity of WA election results in Australia since 1890 Two party preferred vote since 1919 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1922 Australian federal election amp oldid 1158587222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
