1914 Australian federal election

The 1914 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 5 September 1914. The election had been called before the declaration of war in August 1914. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives and all 36 seats in the Senate were up for election, as a result of the first double dissolution being granted. The incumbent Commonwealth Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Cook, was defeated by the opposition Labor Party under Andrew Fisher. Fisher returned for a third term as prime minister.

1914 Australian federal election

5 September 1914 (1914-09-05)
All 75 seats in the House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House All 36 seats in the Senate 19 seats were needed for a majority in the Senate
First party Second party   Leader Andrew Fisher Joseph Cook Party Labor Commonwealth Liberal Leader since 30 October 1907 20 January 1913 Leader's seat Wide Bay (Qld) Parramatta (NSW) Last election 37 seats 38 seats Seats won 42 seats 32 seats Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 858,451 796,397 Percentage 50.89% 47.21% Swing 2.42% 1.73%
Popular vote by state with graphs indicating the number of seats won. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote by state but instead via results in each electorate.
Prime Minister before election Joseph Cook Commonwealth Liberal Subsequent Prime Minister Andrew Fisher Labor

Until the defeat of the Howard Government in 2007, the Cook Government was the only non-Labor Government in Australian history that did not last longer than the Labor government it had replaced.

Due to Fisher having served as Prime Minister prior to this and the 1910 elections, he is the only Labor Opposition Leader, who had previous ministerial experience, to have won at least one election.