AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ELECTION, 1922

Federal election major party leaders
1919 1922 1925
'Nationalist' 'Billy Hughes' 'Prime Minister' 'Parliament': 21 years 'Leader since': 1917 'Division': Bendigo 'WIN'
'Labor' 'Mathew Charlton' 'Opposition leader' 'Parliament': 12 years 'Leader since': 1922 'Division': Hunter

'Federal elections' were held in Australia on December 16, 1922. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes lost its majority. However the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Mathew Charlton did not take office as the Nationalists sought a coalition with the Country Party led by Earle Page, however the Country Party made Hughes's resignation the price for joining. Hughes was replaced by Stanley Bruce.

'House of Reps (IRV) — 1922-25 — Turnout 59.36% (Non-CV) — Informal 4.51%'

	'Party'	'Votes'	'%'	'Swing'	'Seats'	'Change'
	Australian Labor Party	665,145	42.30	-0.19	29	+3	(1 elected unopposed)
	Nationalist Party of Australia	553,920	35.23	-9.85	26	-11	(2 elected unopposed)
	Country Party	197,513	12.56	+3.30	14	+3	(1 elected unopposed)
	Liberal Party (SA, VIC)	73,939	4.70	★	5	+5	(1 elected unopposed)
	Independents	71,674	4.56	+3.09	1	0
	Other	10,323	0.66		0	0
	Total	1,572,514			'75'
	'Nationalist/Country coalition'	'WIN'			'40'	+3
	Australian Labor Party				29	0

'Senate (PBV) — 1922-25 — Turnout 57.99% (Non-CV) — Informal 9.44%'

	'Party'	'Votes'	'%'	'Swing'	'Seats Won'	'Seats Held'
	Australian Labor Party	715,219	45.70	+2.86	11	12
	Nationalist Party of Australia	567,084	36.23	-10.16	8	24
	Country Party	203,267	12.99	+4.20	0	0
	Liberal Party (SA)	43,706	2.79	★	0	0
	Independents	31,998	2.04	+0.53	0	0
	Other	3,813	0.24		0	0
	Total	1,565,087			19	36

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★ University of WA election results in Australia since 1890