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In the election, the incumbent Nationalist-Country Coalition, led by Bruce and Page, was defeated in a landslide by the opposition Labor Party under James Scullin. Labor ended 13 years in opposition, having lost government two years after its previous election victory in 1914. James Scullin become Australia's first Catholic prime minister,. [2]
3 June – Fremantle, Western Australia is proclaimed a city. [2] 12 October – A federal election is held. James Scullin leads the Australian Labor Party to victory over the incumbent government of Stanley Bruce. Bruce becomes the first Prime Minister to lose his seat in an election. 30 November – A state election is held in Victoria.
Australian federal election, 12 October 1929 [1] House of Representatives << 1928–1931 >>. Enrolled voters 3,539,120 Votes cast 2,957,549 Turnout: 94.85 +1.21 Informal votes
3.4 South Australia. 3.5 Tasmania. 3.6 Victoria. 3.7 Western Australia. 4 See also. ... The election was held on 12 October 1929. There was no election for the Senate.
This article provides a timeline of elections in Australia, including all the colonial, state, territorial and federal elections. The information starts from when each state or territory held its first election, and continues through to the present day.
Australia was affected badly during the period of the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Depression began with the Wall Street crash of 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. As in other nations, Australia had years of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal ...
This is a list of the members of the Australian House of Representatives in the 12th Australian Parliament, which was elected at the 1929 election on 12 October 1929. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce in power since 1923 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party ...
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