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- The 1940 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 21 September 1940. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Coalition, consisting of the United Australia Party led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the Country Party led by Archie Cameron, defeated the opposition Labor Party under John Curtin despite losing the overall popular vote. The Coalition won 36 seats, two short of a majority, but formed a government on 28 October 1940 with the support of both independent crossbenchers, Alexander Wilson and Arthur Coles. The four MPs elected to Lang Labor's successor, the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist), officially re-joined the ALP just months after the election in February 1941, bringing the ALP to 36 seats. The UAP–Country minority government lasted only until October 1941, when the two independents crossed the floor and allowed the ALP to form a minority government with Curtin as prime minister. It remains the only time since the 1910 introduction of the two-party system where the government has changed as the result of a parliamentary confidence vote. Future opposition leaders H.V. Evatt and Arthur Calwell both entered parliament at this election. (en)
- Les élections fédérales australiennes de 1940 ont eu lieu le 21 septembre 1940.
* Portail de l’Australie
* Portail de la politique
* Portail des années 1940 (fr)
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- 1940 Australian federal election (en)
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- UAP/Country coalition (en)
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- Popular vote by state with graphs indicating the number of seats won. Seat totals are not determined by popular vote by state but instead via results in each electorate. (en)
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- Australia 1940 federal election.png (en)
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- Les élections fédérales australiennes de 1940 ont eu lieu le 21 septembre 1940.
* Portail de l’Australie
* Portail de la politique
* Portail des années 1940 (fr)
- The 1940 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 21 September 1940. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Coalition, consisting of the United Australia Party led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the Country Party led by Archie Cameron, defeated the opposition Labor Party under John Curtin despite losing the overall popular vote. Future opposition leaders H.V. Evatt and Arthur Calwell both entered parliament at this election. (en)
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- 1940 Australian federal election (en)
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- Élections fédérales australiennes de 1940 (fr)
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