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{{Short description|Australian federal election}}{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

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{{small>6.92%}}Turnout in contested seats}}({{increase}}0.13 pp) The Division of Northern Territory had one seat, but members for the territories did not have full voting rights until 1966 and did not count toward government formation.}} seats of the Australian House of Representatives {{small>38 seats were needed for a majority in the House}} 18 (of the 36) seats of the Australian Senate| election_date = 15 September 1934x150px)| leader1 = Joseph Lyons| leader_since1 = 7 May 1931| party1 = United Australia PartyDivision of Wilmot>Wilmot (Tas.)| last_election1 = 39 seats| seats1 = 33| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}6| percentage1 = 32.97%| swing1 = {{decrease}}3.13%x150px)| leader2 = James Scullin1928 Australian Labor Party leadership election>26 April 1928| party2 = Australian Labor PartyDivision of Yarra>Yarra (Vic.)| last_election2 = 14 seats| seats2 = 18| seat_change2 = {{increase}}4| percentage2 = 26.81%| swing2 = {{decrease}}0.28%x150px)| leader4 = Earle PageNational Party of Australia leadership elections>5 April 1921| party4 = Country Party of Australia (1920)Division of Cowper>Cowper (NSW)| last_election4 = 16 seats| seats4 = 14| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}2| percentage4 = 12.61%| swing4 = {{increase}}0.36%x150px)Jack Lang (Australian politician)>Jack Lang| leader_since5 = 31 July 1923Lang Labor>Australian Labor Party (NSW)| leaders_seat5 = Did not run| last_election5 = 4 seats| seats5 = 9| seat_change5 = {{increase}}5| percentage5 = 14.37%| swing5 = {{increase}}3.80%Prime Minister of Australia>Prime Minister| before_election = Joseph Lyons| before_party = United Australia Party| posttitle = Subsequent Prime Minister| after_election = Joseph Lyons| after_party = United Australia Party| map_image = 1934 Australian federal election.svg| map_size =| map_caption = Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party’s margin of victory.}}The 1934 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 15 September 1934. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons formed a minority government, with 33 out of 74 seats in the House.The opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) led by James Scullin saw its share of the primary vote fall to an even lower number than in the 1931 election, due to the Lang Labor split. However, it was able to pick up an extra four seats on preferences and therefore improve on its position.Almost two months after the election, the UAP entered into a coalition with the Country Party, led by Earle Page.Future Prime Ministers Robert Menzies and John McEwen both entered parliament at this election.This was the tenth and the last federal election to be held under George V who died two years later.

Results

House of Representatives

{{see also|Results of the Australian federal election, 1934 (House of Representatives)}}{| class=“wikitable”Instant-runoff voting>IRV) — 1934–37—Turnout 95.17% (CV) — Informal 3.44%(File:1934 Australian House.svg|alt=|center|300x300px)! colspan=2 style="width:180px” | Party! style="width:70px” | Votes! style="width:40px“| %! style="width:40px“| Swing! style="width:40px“| Seats! style="width:40px“| Change! NoteUAP}}|  |United Australia Party 1,170,978 32.97 −3.13 28 −6Labor}}|  |Australian Labor Party 952,251 26.81 −0.28 18 +4Australian Labor Party (NSW) 510,480 14.37 +3.80 9 +5Country}}|  National Country Party>Country Party 447,968 12.61 +0.36 14 −2Social Credit}}|  Douglas Credit Party>Social Credit Party 166,589 4.69 * 0 0LCL}}|  Liberal and Country League>Liberal & Country League (SA) 142,583 4.01 * 5 +5Communist}}|  | Communist Party of Australia 47,499 1.34 0 0Independent}}|  |Independents 113,037 3.18 −5.04 1{{efnDivision of Northern Territory>Northern Territory}} 0| |Total 3,551,385     75 −1The member for Northern Territory, Adair Blain (independent), had voting rights only for issues affecting the Territory, and so is not included in this table.{{bar box| title=Popular vote| titlebar=#ddd| width=600px| barwidth=410px| bars= {{bar percent|United Australia|#00008B|33.17}}{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|26.81}}{{bar percent|Labor (NSW)|#E2725B|14.37}}{{bar percent|Country|{{party color|National Party of Australia}}|12.61}}{{bar percent|Social Credit|#B87333|4.69}}{{bar percent|LCL|#0095B6|4.01}}{{bar percent|Independent|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|3.18}}{{bar percent|Communist|#AA0000|1.34}}}}{{bar box| title=Parliament seats| titlebar=#ddd| width=600px| barwidth=410px| bars= {{bar percent|Coalition|#00008B|56.76}}{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|24.32}}{{bar percent|Labor (NSW)|#E2725B|12.16}}{{bar percent|LCL|#0095B6|6.76}}}}

Senate{| class“wikitable”Ranked voting systems>P BV) — 1934–37—Turnout 95.03% (CV) — Informal 11.35%(File:1934 Australian Senate.svg|alt|center|300x300px)

! colspan=2 style="width:180px” | Party! style="width:70px” | Votes! style="width:40px” | %! style="width:40px” | Swing! style="width:40px” | Seats won! style="width:40px” | Seats held! style="width:40px” | ChangeLabor}} |  | Australian Labor Party 923,151 28.08 −1.18 0 3 −7UAP}} |  | United Australia Party 679,422 20.66 −4.59 10 26 +5UAP}}| | UAP/Country (Joint Ticket) 599,723 18.24 −11.92 6Country}} |  National Country Party>Country Party 470,283 14.30 * 2 7 +2Lang Labor}} |  | Australian Labor Party (NSW) 435,045 13.23 +1.12 0 0 0Social Credit}} |  Douglas Credit Party>Social Credit Party 91,596 2.79 * 0 0 0Communist}}|  | Communist Party of Australia 73,506 2.24 +1.30 0 0 0Independent}} |  Independent (politician)>Independents 15,105 0.46 −1.81 0 0 0|  | Total 3,287,831     18 36

Seats changing hands

{|class=“wikitable“! rowspan=2| Seat! colspan=4| Pre-1934! rowspan=2| Swing! colspan=4| Post-1934! colspan=2| Party! Member! Margin! Margin! Member! colspan=2| PartyDivision of Barker>Barker, SAUAP}}| | United AustraliaMalcolm Cameron (Australian politician)>Malcolm Cameron N/A 6.4 18.7| Archie Cameron| CountryNationals}}| Division of Bass>Bass, TasUAP}}| | United Australia| Allan Guy 14.5 14.8 0.3| Claude Barnard| LaborLabor}}| Division of Batman>Batman, VicUAP}}| | United AustraliaSamuel Dennis (Australian politician)>Samuel Dennis 14.5 14.8 0.3Frank Brennan (Australian politician)>Frank Brennan| LaborLabor}}| Division of Corangamite>Corangamite, VicNationals}}| | CountryWilliam Gibson (Australian politician)>William Gibson N/A 7.2 15.7| Geoffrey Street| United AustraliaUAP}}| Division of Darling>Darling, NSWLabor}}| | Labor| Arthur Blakeley N/A 63.5 13.5Joe Clark (Australian politician)>Joe Clark| Labor (NSW)Lang Labor}}| Division of Denison>Denison, TasUAP}}| | United Australia| Arthur Hutchin 5.0 5.3 0.3| Gerald Mahoney| LaborLabor}}| Division of Franklin>Franklin, TasUAP}}| | United Australia| Archibald Blacklow 13.0 15.4 2.4Charles Frost (politician)>Charles Frost| LaborLabor}}| Division of Fremantle>Fremantle, WAUAP}}| | United AustraliaWilliam Watson (Australian politician)>William Watson 5.5 6.6 1.1| John Curtin| LaborLabor}}| Division of Maribyrnong>Maribyrnong, VicUAP}}| | United AustraliaJames Fenton (Australian politician)>James Fenton 0.4 7.1 6.7| Arthur Drakeford| LaborLabor}}| Division of Northern Territory>Northern Territory, NTLabor}}| | LaborHarold George Nelson>H. G. Nelson N/A 7.5 1.8| Adair Blain| IndependentIndependent}}| Division of Werriwa>Werriwa, NSWNationals}}| | Country| Walter McNicoll 1.7 3.2 2.5| Bert Lazzarini| Labor (NSW)Lang Labor}}| 

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

See also

• Candidates of the 1934 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1934–1937
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1935–1938

Notes

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References

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External links

• University of WA {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118085343elections.uwa.edu.au/ |date=18 January 2015 }} election results in Australia since 1890
• Two-party-preferred vote since 1919

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