1963 Australian federal election
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The 1963 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 30 November 1963. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition government, led by Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, won an increased majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by Arthur Calwell. This was the only time that a Federal Government won a seventh consecutive term in office.
Quick Facts All 124 seats of the Australian House of Representatives 62 seats were needed for a majority, Registered ...
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All 124[lower-alpha 1] seats of the Australian House of Representatives 62 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 5,824,917 3.07% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 5,575,977 (95.73%) (0.46 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the last federal election prior to Australia's decimalisation just three years later.