Australian federal election, 1913

Australian federal election, 1913

← 1910 31 May 1913 (1913-05-31) 1914 →
All 75 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 18 (of the 36) seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Joseph Cook Andrew Fisher Party Commonwealth Liberal Labor Leader since 20 January 1913 October 1907 Leader's seat Parramatta Wide Bay Last election 31 seats 42 seats Seats won 38 seats 37 seats Seat change 7 5 Popular vote 930,076 921,099 Percentage 48.94% 48.47% Swing 3.85 1.50
Prime Minister before election Andrew Fisher Labor Resulting Prime Minister Joseph Cook Commonwealth Liberal

Andrew Fisher
Labor

Joseph Cook
Commonwealth Liberal

Federal elections were held in Australia on 31 May 1913. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher was defeated by the opposition Commonwealth Liberal Party led by Joseph Cook, by a single seat. The new government also held a minority of seats in the Senate. The government would lose the double dissolution 15 months later at the 1914 election.

The 1913 election was held in conjunction with six referendum questions, none of which was carried.

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