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1943 Australian federal election

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Over the next two years, Curtin proved to be a very popular and effective leader, and the Coalition was unable to get the better of him. A number of groups also split away from the UAP prior to the election, the most prominent of which was the
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was reluctant to call an election for a parliament barely a year old, especially considering the international situation. At his urging, the independents threw their support to Labor for the remainder of the parliamentary term.
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This election was significant in the fact that it resulted in the election of the first female member of the House of Representatives, the UAP's
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The lack of effective opposition to the Labor party in the lead up to and following the election became the catalyst for the creation of the
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had one seat, but members for the territories did not have full voting rights until 1966 and did not count toward government formation.
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in August 1941, after he was chosen by the coalition parties to lead the government after the forced resignation of Prime Minister
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Advertisement used by the UAP during the 1943 Australian federal election, its final campaign before the party was wound up
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The Coalition was reduced to 23 seats, including only nine for the Country Party. Notably, Labor won every seat in
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from the ashes of the UAP, and for George Cole, Keith Murdoch and other big business magnates to form the
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This was the last major election that did not involve the current Liberal and Labor Party competition.
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Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
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Results of the 1943 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
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despite the Country Party holding fewer seats in parliament than the
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in October 1940. He remained in that position until a March 1941
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was held in Australia on 21 August 1943. All 74 seats in the
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1943 Australian Federal Election (House of Representatives)
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Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1943
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John Curtin
Arthur Fadden
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