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Australian federal election, 1946
Federal elections
were held in Australia on 28 September 1946. 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
Ben Chifley
defeated the newly formed opposition
Liberal Party of Australia
(descended from the
United Australia Party
) led by its founder
Robert Menzies
with
coalition
partner the
Country Party
led by
Arthur Fadden
, with Labor also retaining control of the Senate.
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