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- Australian_federal_election,_1940 abstract "Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 September 1940. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Coalition, consisting of the United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies and the Country Party led by Archie Cameron, defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin. The Coalition won 36 seats, two short of a majority, but formed a government with the support of two independent MPs. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Labor, bringing Curtin to power.Independents: Arthur Coles (Henty, Vic), Alexander Wilson (Wimmera, Vic)Note that the Victorian Country Party at this election was split into two factions, the United Country Party, which was loyal to the state party, and the Liberal Country Party, loyal to the federal party and formed following John McEwen's expulsion from the UCP. The UCP elected one member and the LCP two.".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 affiliation Australian_Labor_Party.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 firstLeader Robert_Menzies.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 secondLeader John_Curtin.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 startDate "1940-09-21".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 thumbnail Portrait_Menzies_1941.jpg?width=300.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 title "Australian federal election, 1940".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 wikiPageExternalLink elections.uwa.edu.au.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 wikiPageExternalLink ch26.html.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 wikiPageID "10041168".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 wikiPageRevisionID "572694356".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 afterElection Robert_Menzies.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 afterParty "UAP/Country coalition".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 beforeElection Robert_Menzies.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 beforeParty "UAP/Country coalition".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 country "Australia".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 electionDate "1940-09-21".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 electionName "Australian federal election, 1940".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 hasPhotoCollection Australian_federal_election,_1940.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 image "148".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 image "160".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 lastElection "29".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 lastElection "44".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 leader John_Curtin.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 leader Robert_Menzies.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 leaderSince "1935-10-01".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 leaderSince "1939-04-26".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 leadersSeat Division_of_Fremantle.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 leadersSeat Division_of_Kooyong.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 nextElection "Australian federal election, 1943".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 nextYear "1943".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 ongoing "no".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 party "Australian Labor Party".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 party "UAP/Country coalition".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 percentage "49.7".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 percentage "50.3".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 posttitle "Resulting Prime Minister".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 previousElection "Australian federal election, 1937".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 previousYear "1937".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seatChange "3".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seatChange "8".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seats "32".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seats "36".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seatsForElection "( 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House )".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seatsForElection "19".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 seatsForElection "All 74 seats of the Australian House of Representatives".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 swing "0.9".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 title Prime_Minister_of_Australia.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type "parliamentary".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 subject Category:1940_elections_in_Australia.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 subject Category:1940_in_Australia.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 subject Category:Federal_elections_in_Australia.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type Election.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type Event.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type SocietalEvent.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type Event.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type Event.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 type Thing.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 comment "Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 September 1940. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Coalition, consisting of the United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies and the Country Party led by Archie Cameron, defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin.".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 label "Australian federal election, 1940".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 label "Élections fédérales australiennes de 1940".
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 sameAs Élections_fédérales_australiennes_de_1940.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 sameAs m.02p_tvj.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 sameAs Q3586886.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 sameAs Q3586886.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 wasDerivedFrom Australian_federal_election,_1940?oldid=572694356.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 depiction Portrait_Menzies_1941.jpg.
- Australian_federal_election,_1940 isPrimaryTopicOf Australian_federal_election,_1940.