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Federal election major party leaders
< 1910 1913 1914 >
Labor Andrew Fisher Prime Minister Parliament: 12 years Leader since: 1907 Division: Wide Bay
Comm. Lib. Joseph Cook Opposition leader Parliament: 12 years Leader since: 1910 Division: Parramatta WIN

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 of Australia 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 Labour Party was renamed to the Labor Party by King O'Malley in 1912.

House of Reps 1913-14 (FPTP) — Turnout 73.49% (Non-CV) — Informal 2.83%

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Commonwealth Liberal Party	930,076	48.94	+3.85	38	+7	(1 elected unopposed)
	Australian Labor Party	921,099	48.47	-1.50	37	-5	(2 elected unopposed)
	Independents	49,194	2.59	-2.35	0	-2
	Total	1,900,369			75
	Commonwealth Liberal Party	WIN			38	+7
	Australian Labor Party				37	-5

Senate 1913-14 (FPTP BV) — Turnout 73.66% (Non-CV) — Informal N/A

	Party	Votes	%	Swing	Seats Won	Seats Held
	Commonwealth Liberal Party	2,840,420	49.38	+3.83	7	7
	Australian Labor Party	2,802,259	48.72	-1.58	11	29
	Independents	48,699	0.85	-2.51	0	0
	Other	60,819	1.06		0	0
	Total	5,752,197			18	36

See also

• Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1913
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1913–1914
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1913–1914

References

• University of WA election results in Australia since 1890