Australian general election, 1922

Australian federal election, 1922

← 1919 16 December 1922 (1922-12-16) 1925 →
All 75 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 19 (of the 36) seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party Third party   Leader Billy Hughes Matthew Charlton Earle Page Party Nationalist Labor Country Leader since 14 November 1916 16 May 1922 5 April 1921 Leader's seat Contesting North Sydney Hunter Cowper Last election 37 seats 26 seats 11 seats Seats won 26 seats 29 seats 14 seats Seat change 11 3 3 Percentage 51.20% 48.80% Swing 2.90% 2.90%
Prime Minister before election Billy Hughes Nationalist Resulting Prime Minister Stanley Bruce Nationalist/Country coalition

Billy Hughes
Nationalist

Stanley Bruce
Nationalist/Country coalition

Federal elections were held in Australia on 16 December 1922. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. 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 Matthew Charlton did not take office as the Nationalists sought a coalition with the Country Party led by Earle Page, but the Country Party made Hughes's resignation the price for joining. Hughes was replaced by Stanley Bruce.

Independents: William Watson (Fremantle, WA)

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