The Zionist Federation placed first in the Australian elections, receiving 1,013 votes and two delegates. The Zionist Laborites with 595 votes received one seat, while the joint Mizrachi-Revisionist ticket received 338 ballots and no seat. There were seven polling stations established throughout the continent.
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