pression , ▁Joseph ▁Ly ons ' ▁newly ▁formed ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁at ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Australian ▁Federal ▁E lection , ▁winning ▁ 3 4 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁against ▁ 1 6 ▁Country ▁Party , ▁ 1 4 ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁and ▁ 4 ▁for ▁Lang ▁Labor , ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁ 6 ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Australia ▁' E mer gency ▁Committee ' ▁and ▁with ▁ 1 ▁Independent . ▁The ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁won ▁ 1 5 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁Labor ▁just ▁ 3 . ▁The ▁new ▁medium ▁of ▁radio ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁candidates , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁being ▁dub bed ▁the ▁' radio ▁election '. ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁U AP ▁had ▁fought ▁the ▁election ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁non - L abor ▁Co al ition ▁with ▁the ▁Country ▁Party , ▁the ▁U AP ▁had ▁come ▁up ▁only ▁four ▁seats ▁short ▁of ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁Ly ons ' ▁position ▁was ▁strong ▁enough ▁that ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁U AP ▁minor ity ▁government ▁with ▁confidence ▁and ▁supply ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Country ▁Party . ▁ ▁To ▁date , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Country / National ▁Party ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁any ▁seats ▁in ▁a ▁non - L abor ▁cabinet . ▁▁ ▁The ▁U AP ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win