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The 1955 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1955. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives and 30 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. An early election was called to bring the House and Senate elections back in line; the previous election in 1954 had been House-only. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies increased its majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt. Future Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and future opposition leader Billy Snedden both entered parliament at this election.

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  • The 1955 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1955. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives and 30 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. An early election was called to bring the House and Senate elections back in line; the previous election in 1954 had been House-only. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies increased its majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt. Future Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and future opposition leader Billy Snedden both entered parliament at this election. (en)
  • El 10 de diciembre de 1955 se celebraron elecciones federales en Australia, en las que se renovaron la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado. (es)
  • Cet article fournit diverses informations sur les élections fédérales australiennes de 1955. Ces élections ont été remportées par la Coalition Libéraux/Nationaux de Robert Menzies. * Portail de la politique * Portail des années 1950 * Portail de l’Australie (fr)
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  • 1955 Australian federal election (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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  • ( 62 seats were needed for a majority in the House ) (en)
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  • The 1955 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1955. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives and 30 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. An early election was called to bring the House and Senate elections back in line; the previous election in 1954 had been House-only. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies increased its majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt. Future Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and future opposition leader Billy Snedden both entered parliament at this election. (en)
  • El 10 de diciembre de 1955 se celebraron elecciones federales en Australia, en las que se renovaron la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado. (es)
  • Cet article fournit diverses informations sur les élections fédérales australiennes de 1955. Ces élections ont été remportées par la Coalition Libéraux/Nationaux de Robert Menzies. * Portail de la politique * Portail des années 1950 * Portail de l’Australie (fr)
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  • Elecciones federales de Australia de 1955 (es)
  • Élections fédérales australiennes de 1955 (fr)
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