{"slug": "australian-house-of-representatives", "label": "Australian House of Representatives", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783401", "qid": "Q783401", "description": "lower house of the Parliament of Australia", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1931, 1970], "span_label": ["1931 CE", "1970 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 6}], "related": [{"slug": "prime-minister-of-australia", "label": "Prime Minister of Australia", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "national-party-of-australia", "label": "National Party of Australia", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "australian-labor-party", "label": "Australian Labor Party", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "coalition-australia", "label": "Coalition (Australia)", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "australian-senate", "label": "Australian Senate", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "united-australia-party", "label": "United Australia Party", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "liberal-party-of-australia", "label": "Liberal Party of Australia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "john-curtin", "label": "John Curtin", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "john-gorton", "label": "John Gorton", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "james-scullin", "label": "James Scullin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "gough-whitlam", "label": "Gough Whitlam", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "robert-menzies", "label": "Robert Menzies", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1931, "year_label": "1931 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 19", "text": "December 19 – The UAP/Country Coalition, led by Joseph Lyons, defeats the Australian Labor Government, led by Prime Minister James Scullin. Coming in the aftermath of two splits in the Labor Party, the election comes about due to the defeat of the Scullin government on the floor of the House of Representatives – to date, it is the last federal election where a one-term government was defeated. Lyons will be sworn in January 6th the following year, but not before disbanding the Coalition, after the UAP wins enough seats to form a government in its own right.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310518#December", "title": "1931", "revid": 1371310518, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1941, "year_label": "1941 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – John Curtin becomes the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, following the defeat of Arthur Fadden's Country/UAP Coalition government, on the floor of the House of Representatives.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372706275#October", "title": "1941", "revid": 1372706275, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1943, "year_label": "1943 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 21", "text": "August 21 – 1943 Australian federal election: John Curtin's Labor government defeats the Country/UAP Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Arthur Fadden. Labor achieves its greatest ever electoral result, including winning every seat (except one) outside of the eastern states. Notably, this election marked the first time that a woman has been elected to both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Fadden will step down from the Opposition leadership, handing it over to Robert Menzies, who will go on to dissolve the UAP and form the Liberal Party shortly after.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373526844#August", "title": "1943", "revid": 1373526844, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 9", "text": "May 9 – Australian Senate election, 1953: The Liberal/Country Coalition Government, led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, holds their Senate majority, despite gains made by the Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt. This is the first occasion where a Senate election is held without an accompanying House of Representatives election.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#May", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1968, "year_label": "1968 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 10", "text": "January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310387#January–February", "title": "1968", "revid": 1371310387, "section": "Events › January–February"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 21", "text": "November 21 – 1970 Australian Senate election: The Liberal/Country Coalition government led by Prime Minister John Gorton and the Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam each end up with 26 seats, both suffering a swing against them. The Democratic Labor Party wins an additional seat and holds the balance of power in the Senate. This is the last occasion on which a Senate election is held without an accompanying House of Representatives election.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#November", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Events › November"}}]}