1958 Australian federal election

1958 Australian federal election

← 1955 22 November 1958 1961 →
← outgoing members elected members →
All 124[a] seats of the House of Representatives 62 seats were needed for a majority in the House 32 (of the 60) seats of the Senate
Registered	5,384,624 4.10%
Turnout	5,141,109 (95.48%) (0.48 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Robert Menzies H. V. Evatt Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor Leader since 23 September 1943 13 June 1951 Leader's seat Kooyong (Vic.) Hunter (NSW) (won seat) Last election 75 seats 47 seats Seats won 77 45 + NT + ACT Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,298,512 2,137,890 Percentage 46.55% 42.81% Swing 1.12 1.84 TPP 54.10% 45.90% TPP swing 0.10 0.10
Results by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.
Prime Minister before election Robert Menzies Liberal/Country coalition Subsequent Prime Minister Robert Menzies Liberal/Country coalition

The 1958 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 22 November 1958. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies defeated the opposition Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).