Craftian general election, 1948

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1947 ← 	4 July 1948 	4 July 1948 	→ 1951
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65 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly33 needed for a majority	65 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly33 needed for a majority	65 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly33 needed for a majority	65 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly33 needed for a majority
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Percy Raymond 	Allen Wilson 	Song Ling'ou
Party 	Protection 	Labour 	Communist
Leader since 	21 March 1947 	24 October 1947 	17 May 1948
Leader's seat 	Plartu 	Wentworth 	Manolis
Last election 	31 seats, 47.70% 	24 seats, 39.26% 	10 seats, 9.95%
Seats won 	34 	23 	8
Seat change 	3 	1 	2
Popular vote 	66,913 	35,850 	55,471
Percentage 	41.23% 	38.18% 	11.99%
Swing 	6.47% 	1.08% 	2.04%
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Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election
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Premier before election 	Premier before election 	Elected Premier 	Elected Premier
Percy RaymondProtection 	Percy RaymondProtection 	Percy RaymondProtection 	Percy RaymondProtection
A general election was held on Sunday, 4 July 1948 to determine the members of the 3rd Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia.
The incumbent right-wing Protection of Craftia Party minority government, led by Premier Percy Raymond, was re-elected after coming into office one month following the previous election in 1947. It defeated the centre-left National Labour Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Allen Wilson. Protection gained three seats and moved from minority to majority government despite a 6.47% swing against it. The third party, the left-wing Communist Party of Craftia, lost two seats to finish with eight despite making small gains on the popular vote, and a new party, the Tax Reform Party, gained 6.10% of the popular vote but won no seats.
In October 1947, following the 1947 election, the incumbent Labour minority government, led by John Maynard, was defeated in a vote of no confidence, and Raymond became Premier of a Protection minority government. Following legislative deadlock, Raymond called this snap election.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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23 	8 	34
Labour	Communist	Protection
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	Protection of Craftia Party	66,913 	41.23 	  	6.47 	34 	3
 	National Labour Party 	61,963 	38.18 	  	1.08 	23 	1
 	Communist Party of Craftia 	19,459 	11.99 	  	2.04 	8 	2
 	Tax Reform Party 	9,900 	6.10 	  	6.10 	0 	0
 	Other 	4,220 	2.60 	  	0.94 	0 	0
Total	Total 	162,291	 	 	 	65