1913 Australian federal election

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All 75 seats in theHouse of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 18 (of the 36) seats in theSenate
Registered	2,760,21622.22%
Turnout	1,955,723 (73.49%)[a] (10.69pp)
First party Second party   Leader Joseph Cook Andrew Fisher Party Liberal Labor Leader since 20 January 1913 30 October 1907 Leader's seat Parramatta (NSW) Wide Bay (Qld) Last election 31 seats 42 seats Seats won 38 seats 37 seats Seat change 7 5 Popular vote 930,076 921,099 Percentage 48.94% 48.47% Swing 3.85% 1.50%
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election Andrew Fisher Labor Subsequent Prime Minister Joseph Cook Liberal

The1913 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 31 May 1913. All 75 seats in theHouse of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in theSenate were up for election. The incumbentLabor Party, led by Prime MinisterAndrew Fisher, was defeated by the oppositionCommonwealth Liberal Party underJoseph Cook, marking the second time an Australian Prime Minister was defeated at an election. The new government had a majority of just a single seat, and held a minority of seats in the Senate.^[1] It would last only 15 months, suffering defeat at the1914 election.

The 1913 election was held in conjunction withsix referendum questions, none of which were carried. According toDavid Day, Andrew Fisher's biographer, "it was probably the timing of the referenda that was most responsible for the disappointing election result" for the Labor Party.^[2]

House of Reps 1913–14 (FPTP) — Turnout 73.49% (Non-CV) — Informal 2.83%

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	930,076	48.94	+3.85	38	+7
	Labor	921,099	48.47	−1.50	37	−5
	Independents	49,194	2.59	−2.35	0	−2
	Total	1,900,369			75
	Liberal	Win			38	+7
	Labor				37	−5

Notes

• Three members were elected unopposed – one Liberal and two Labor.

Senate 1913–14 (FPTPBV) — Turnout 73.66% (Non-CV) — Informal N/A

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held	Change
	Liberal	946,807	49.38	+3.83	7	7	−7
	Labor	934,176	48.72	−1.58	11	29	+7
	Socialist Labor	20,183	1.05	+1.05	0	0	0
	Independents	16,233	0.85	−2.51	0	0	0
	Total	1,917,399			18	36

• Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election.

• Candidates of the 1913 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1913–1914
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