All 127 seats of the House of Representatives 64 seats were needed for a majority in the House All 60 seats of the Senate
Registered
7,897,506 11.64%
Turnout
7,535,768 (95.42%) (0.04 pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Gough Whitlam
Billy Snedden
Party
Labor
Liberal/Country coalition
Leader since
8 February 1967
5 December 1972
Leader's seat
Werriwa (NSW)
Bruce (Vic.)
Last election
67 seats
58 seats
Seats won
66 seats
61 seats
Seat change
1
3
Popular vote
3,644,110
3,379,545
Percentage
49.30%
45.73%
Swing
0.29
4.25
TPP
51.70%
48.30%
TPP swing
1.00
1.00
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election
Gough Whitlam
Labor
Subsequent Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Labor
The 1974 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution. The incumbent Labor Party led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam defeated the opposition Liberal–Country coalition led by Billy Snedden. This marked the first time that a Labor leader won two consecutive elections.
Prior to the election the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18 years. The election was held in conjunction with four referendum questions, none of which were carried.
Future Prime Minister John Howard entered parliament at this election. Snedden became the first Liberal Leader not to serve as prime minister.
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