Craftian general election, 1957

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1956 ← 	25 March 1957 	25 March 1957 	→ 1959
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77 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly39 needed for a majority	77 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly39 needed for a majority	77 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly39 needed for a majority	77 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly39 needed for a majority
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	 	 	
 	width="25%" 	width="25%" 	width="25%"
Leader 	Allen Wilson 	William McArthur 	John Anderson
Party 	Labour 	National 	Protection
Leader since 	24 October 1947 	1 January 1951 	18 December 1951
Leader's seat 	Wentworth 	Hamilton 	Central Hills(lost seat)
Last election 	44 seats, 49.50% 	10 seats, 25.88% 	13 seats, 21.17%
Seats won 	40 	24 	13
Seat change 	4 	14 	0
Popular vote 	33,590 	17,483 	21,373
Percentage 	43.24% 	29.47% 	23.54%
Swing 	6.26% 	2.59% 	2.37%
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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
Allen WilsonLabour 	Allen WilsonLabour 	Allen WilsonLabour 	Allen WilsonLabour
A general election was held on Monday, 25 March 1957 to determine the members of the 7th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The incumbent second-term centre-left National Labour Party government, led by Premier Allen Wilson, was re-elected to a third term in government, defeating the opposition right-wing Protection of Craftia Party, led by John Anderson. The centre-right National Party of Craftia, led by William McArthur, overtook Protection to become the official opposition again.
This was the first election in Craftian history where all women were allowed to vote. Near-universal suffrage was introduced following the 1955 electoral system referendum, with only lower class Indigenous Craftians being barred from voting. Previously, during the monarchy era, only women who owned property were allowed to vote. Labour's vote share continued to drop in this election, but it remained in government with a two-seat majority thanks to vote splitting between the Nationals and Protection. The Nationals gained most of the new seats in the expanded parliament at the expense of Labour and Protection.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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40 	13 	24
Labour	Protection	National
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	National Labour Party 	40,880	43.24 	  	6.26 	40 	4
 	National Party of Craftia 	21,373	29.47 	  	2.59 	24 	14
 	Protection of Craftia Party	17,483	23.54 	  	2.37 	13 	0
 	Other 	2,913 	3.75 	  	0.30 	0 	0
Total	Total 	77,683	 	 	 	77