He was again elected in the double dissolution election of May 1974.

Cook was now determined to force a double dissolution election under Section 57 of the Constitution.

In the double dissolution 1951 election he stood for the Senate, but was not elected.

This was Australia's first double dissolution election, and the only one until the 1951 election.

Whitlam promptly called a double dissolution election for 18 May, at which he was returned to office, albeit with a reduced majority.

This in particular would make governing difficult and led to the early double dissolution election of 1974.

But when the Senate rejected his banking bill, he called a double dissolution election.

This was the first double dissolution election in Australia.

Cook knew the Labor-controlled Senate would vote it down, giving him an excuse to call a double dissolution election.

He expected Chifley to reject it and give him an excuse to call double dissolution election.