▁ 2 8 ▁seats ▁to ▁Labor ' s ▁ 1 8 , ▁Lang ▁Labor ' s ▁ 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ' s ▁ 1 4 , ▁with ▁ 5 ▁seats ▁won ▁by ▁South ▁Australia ' s ▁Liberal ▁and ▁Country ▁League ▁at ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Australian ▁Federal ▁E lection . ▁The ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁won ▁ 1 6 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁and ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁ 2 . ▁Ly ons ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁air ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁election ▁campaign ▁– ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁to ▁fly ▁– ▁pil oted ▁around ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁" Fa ith ▁of ▁Australia " ▁by ▁Charles ▁Ul m . ▁Following ▁this ▁election , ▁having ▁suffered ▁an ▁eight - se at ▁swing , ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Country ▁Party , ▁led ▁by ▁Ear le ▁Page , ▁into ▁his ▁government ▁in ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁Co al ition . ▁Page ▁became ▁Minister ▁for ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁E lection , ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁office ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁U AP , ▁one ▁for ▁an ▁' Ind ep endent ▁U AP ' ▁candidate ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁for ▁the ▁Country ▁Party . ▁ ▁The ▁Labor ▁Party ▁under ▁John ▁Curt in ▁made ▁g ains , ▁winning ▁ 2 9 ▁seats . ▁Labor ▁also ▁won ▁ 1 6 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁against ▁just ▁