Craftian general election, 1947

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1945 ← 	21 September 1947 	→ 1948
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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
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Leader 	Percy Raymond 	John Maynard
Party 	Protection 	Labour
Leader since 	21 March 1947 	21 August 1947
Leader's seat 	Plartu (won seat) 	Victoria
Last election 	New party 	52 seats, 64.88%
Seats won 	31 	24
Seat change 	31 	28
Popular vote 	81,308 	66,922
Percentage 	47.70% 	39.26%
Swing 	47.70% 	25.62%
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 	Third party 	Fourth party
 	 	
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Leader 	Deng Guanlong 	George Deed
Party 	Communist 	Free Trade
Leader since 	2 March 1945 	17 September 1944
Leader's seat 	Berhardsson 	ContestedBonestan (lost)
Last election 	11 seats, 23.52% 	1 seat, 5.02%
Seats won 	10 	0
Seat change 	1 	1
Popular vote 	16,961 	2,438
Percentage 	9.95% 	1.43%
Swing 	13.57% 	3.59%
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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
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Premier before election 	Premier before election 	Elected Premier
John MaynardLabour 	John MaynardLabour 	John MaynardLabour
A general election was held on Sunday, 21 September 1947 to determine the members of the 2nd Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The result was a hung parliament, with the incumbent centre-left National Labour Party government, led by Premier John Maynard, having lost its majority. The new right-wing Protection of Craftia Party, led by Percy Raymond, became the largest party in the legislature but was two seats short of a majority.
The only other party in parliament, the Communist Party of Craftia, refused to support either party, and the Labour Party continued in a minority government for a month before losing a vote-of-no-confidence, allowing Raymond to become Premier. The Communists tacitly allowed the Protection Party to remain in government as a minority until July 1948, when the situation proved unworkable and a new election was called. Protection won a majority in the following election.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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24 	10 	31
Labour	Communist	Protection
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	Protection of Craftia Party	81,308 	47.70 	  	New 	31 	31
 	National Labour Party 	66,922 	39.26 	  	25.62	24 	28
 	Communist Party of Craftia 	16,961 	9.95 	  	13.57	10 	1
 	Free Trade Party 	2,438 	1.43 	  	3.59 	0 	1
 	Other 	2,830 	1.66 	  	0.95 	0 	1
Total	Total 	170,458	 	 	 	65