Craftian general election, 1959

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1957 ← 	19 February 1959 	19 February 1959 	→ 1962
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80 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly41 needed for a majority	80 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly41 needed for a majority	80 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly41 needed for a majority	80 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly41 needed for a majority
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Gary Smith 	Allen Wilson 	William McArthur
Party 	Protection 	Labour 	National
Leader since 	2 April 1957 	24 October 1947 	1 January 1951
Leader's seat 	Bundy Point 	Wentworth 	Hamilton
Last election 	13 seats, 23.54% 	40 seats, 43.24% 	24 seats, 29.47%
Seats won 	41 	28 	11
Seat change 	28 	12 	13
Popular vote 	26,062 	23,737 	14,342
Percentage 	40.14% 	36.56% 	22.04%
Swing 	16.60% 	6.68% 	7.43%
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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 	Gary SmithProtection 	Gary SmithProtection
A general election was held on Thursday, 19 February 1959 to determine the members of the 8th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The incumbent third-term centre-left National Labour Party government, led by Premier Allen Wilson, was defeated by the right-wing Protection of Craftia Party, led by Gary Smith.
Protection jumped from third party to majority government, benefiting from vote splitting in urban areas between the Labour Party and centre-right National Party of Craftia, led by William McArthur. Protection won 13 more seats than Labour, despite the two parties having relatively similar shares of the popular vote.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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28 	11 	41
Labour	National	Protection
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	Protection of Craftia Party	26,062	40.14 	  	16.60	41 	28
 	National Labour Party 	23,737	36.56 	  	6.68 	28 	12
 	National Party of Craftia 	14,309	22.04 	  	7.38 	11 	13
 	Other 	818 	1.26 	  	2.49 	0 	0
Total	Total 	64,927	 	 	 	80