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Federal elections were held in Australia on 2 December 1972. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. The Liberal Party of Australia had been in power since 1949 under Prime Minister of Australia William McMahon since March 1971 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Doug Anthony but were defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam.See Australian Senate election 1970 for Senate composition.
