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Australian federal election, 1949
Federal elections
were held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the
House of Representatives
, and 42 of the 60 seats in the
Senate
were up for election. The incumbent
Australian Labor Party
led by
Prime Minister of Australia
Ben Chifley
was defeated by the opposition
Liberal Party of Australia
led by
Robert Menzies
with
coalition
partner the
Country Party
led by
Arthur Fadden
. Menzies broke new ground in using the radio as his primary method of reaching voters.
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