Craftian general election, 1951

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1948 ← 	31 May 1951 	→ 1953
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67 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly34 needed for a majority	67 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly34 needed for a majority	67 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly34 needed for a majority
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Leader 	Allen Wilson 	William McArthur
Party 	Labour 	National
Leader since 	24 October 1947 	1 January 1951
Leader's seat 	Wentworth 	Hamilton
Last election 	23 seats, 38.18% 	New party
Seats won 	32 	18
Seat change 	9 	18
Popular vote 	52,737 	25,870
Percentage 	44.38% 	21.77%
Swing 	6.20% 	21.77%
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 	Third party 	Fourth party
 	 	
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Leader 	Percy Raymond 	Song Ling'ou
Party 	Protection 	Communist
Leader since 	21 March 1947 	17 May 1948
Leader's seat 	Plartu 	Manolis (lost seat)
Last election 	34 seats, 41.23% 	8 seats, 11.99%
Seats won 	16 	1
Seat change 	18 	7
Popular vote 	29,280 	8,473
Percentage 	24.64% 	7.13%
Swing 	16.59% 	4.86%
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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
Percy RaymondProtection 	Percy RaymondProtection 	William McArthurNational
A general election was held on Wednesday, 31 May 1951 to determine the members of the 4th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia.
The incumbent two-term right-wing Protection of Craftia Party government, led by Premier Percy Raymond, lost its majority, and the centre-left National Labour Party opposition, led by Opposition Leader Allen Wilson, won a plurality of seats, finishing two seats short of a majority.
However, Labour was unable to form a government in the slightly expanded parliament, as the new centre-right National Party of Craftia, led by leader William McArthur, was able to form a one-seat majority coalition government with the Protection, after results showed that the Nationals finished slightly ahead in the seat count. McArthur became Premier while Raymond's successor Gary Smith became Deputy Premier. The coalition government suffered from leadership tensions and caucus conflict, leading to it breaking down in 1953. A vote of no-confidence was successful and an early election was called, where the Nationals and Protection were both decisively defeated by Labour.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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32 	1	16 	18
Labour	C	Protection	National
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	National Labour Party 	52,737 	44.38 	  	6.20 	32 	9
 	Protection of Craftia Party	29,280 	24.64 	  	16.59	16 	18
 	National Party of Craftia 	25,870 	21.77 	  	21.77	18 	18
 	Communist Party of Craftia 	8,473 	7.13 	  	4.86 	1 	7
 	Other 	2,472 	2.08 	  	0.58 	0 	0
Total	Total 	118,831	 	 	 	67