1872 Tumbran federal election

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1872 Tumbran federal election

← 1864
3 May 1872
1876 →

All 350 seats to the Tumbran House of Representatives
176 seats needed for a majority
Registered13,788,493
Turnout78.3% (Decrease 2.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Henry Makepeace William Butler Francis Whitelaw
Party Liberal Federalist Centre-Agrarian
Leader since 1870 1870 1869
Leader's seat Cantonment (BC) Springham (AX) Bayleigh, Calham, and Rywood (KE)
Last election 74 seats, 24.0% 139 seats, 35.3% 106 seats, 32.7%
Seats won 194 99 54
Seat change Increase 120 Decrease 40 Decrease 52
Popular vote 4,615,457 3,224,882 2,735,805
Percentage 42.3% 29.9% 25.3%
Swing Increase 18.0% Decrease 5.5% Decrease 7.4%

Prime Minister before election

William Butler
Federalist

Elected Prime Minister

Henry Makepeace
Liberal