Australian general election, 1931
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Federal elections were held in Australia on December 19, 1931. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by led by Prime Minister of Australia James Scullin was defeated by the newly-formed opposition United Australia Party (descended from the Nationalist Party of Australia) led by ex-Labor Joseph Lyons with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| United Australia Party | 1,145,083 | 36.10 | * | 34 | +20 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 859,513 | 27.10 | * | 14 | -32 | |
| Country Party | 388,544 | 12.25 | +1.98 | 16 | +6 | |
| ALP (NSW) | 335,309 | 10.57 | * | 4 | +4 | |
| Emergency Committee (SA) | 174,288 | 5.49 | * | 6 | +6 | |
| Independent | 260,786 | 8.22 | +6.09 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other | 8,511 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3,172,034 | 75 | ||||
| UAP/NAT coalition | WIN | 50 | +26 | |||
| Australian Labor Party | 14 | -32 |
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| UAP/Country (Joint Ticket) | 945,741 | 30.16 | * | 6 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 917,218 | 29.25 | * | 3 | 10 | |
| United Australia Party | 791,870 | 25.26 | * | 9 | 21 | |
| Country Party | * | * | -11.18 | 0 | 5 | |
| ALP (NSW) | 379,870 | 12.12 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Australia | 29,443 | 0.94 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 71,181 | 2.27 | +1.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,135,323 | 18 | 36 |
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