Craftian general election, 1971

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1968 ← 	5 April 1971 	5 April 1971 	→ 1974
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94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Harry Harrison 	Jim McIntyre 	Edwin Stevenson
Party 	Labour 	National 	Protection
Leader since 	7 September 1969 	25 October 1969 	14 January 1970
Leader's seat 	Mackerras 	Lumina South 	Coastalis
Last election 	48 seats, 51.82% 	28 seats, 39.43% 	3 seats, 6.14%
Seats won 	46 	39 	6
Seat change 	2 	11 	3
Popular vote 	52,427 	33,348 	17,759
Percentage 	41.30% 	26.27% 	13.99%
Swing 	10.52% 	13.16% 	7.85%
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 	Fourth party 	Fifth party 	
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Joe De Araujo 	Jim Davidson 	
Party 	Independent Craftia 	Left 	
Leader since 	26 March 1969 	10 March 1970 	
Leader's seat 	Lake Sydney 	Kingston 	
Last election 	New party 	New party 	
Seats won 	2 	1 	
Seat change 	2 	1 	
Popular vote 	6,956 	12,072 	
Percentage 	5.48% 	9.51% 	
Swing 	5.48% 	9.51% 	
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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
Harry HarrisonLabour 	Harry HarrisonLabour 	Harry HarrisonLabour 	Harry HarrisonLabour
A general election was held on Monday, 5 April 1971 to determine the members of the 13th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The result was a hung parliament (the first since 1951), with the incumbent centre-left National Labour Party government, led by Premier Harry Harrison, having lost its majority. It was able to continue governing as a minority government with confidence and supply from the new centrist Independent Craftia Party, which won two seats.
The opposition centre-right National Party of Craftia, led by Jim McIntyre, suffered a swing of 13.16 percent but surprisingly gained 11 seats, and the right-wing Protection of Craftia Party, led by Edwin Stevenson, doubled its seat count to six. The new Left Party, formed by radical defectors from the Labour Party, won a single seat.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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46 	3 	6 	39
Labour	Oth	PCP	National
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	National Labour Party 	52,427 	41.30 	  	10.52	46 	2
 	National Party of Craftia 	33,348 	26.27 	  	13.16	39 	11
 	Protection of Craftia Party	17,759 	13.99 	  	7.85 	6 	3
 	Left Party 	12,072 	9.51 	  	9.51 	1 	1
 	Independent Craftia Party 	6,956 	5.48 	  	5.48 	2 	2
 	Other 	4,380 	3.45 	  	0.84 	0 	0
Total	Total 	126,943	 	 	 	94