Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 September 1940. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin, after the Coalition formed a minority government with the support...
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 September 1940. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent United Australia Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Archie Cameron defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by John Curtin, after the Coalition formed a minority government with the support of two independent MPs. In October 1941 the two independents switched their support to Labor, bringing Curtin to power.
Independents: Arthur Coles (Henty, Vic), Alexander Wilson (Wimmera, Vic)
Note that the Victorian Country Party at this election was split into two factions, the United Country Party, which was loyal to the state party, and the Liberal Country Party, loyal to the federal party and formed following John McEwen's expulsion from the UCP. The UCP elected one member and the LCP two.
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