Craftian general election, 1947

A general election was held on Sunday, 21 September 1947 to determine the members of the 2nd Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The result was a hung parliament, with the incumbent centre-left National Labour Party government, led by Premier John Maynard, having lost its majority. The new right-wing Protection of Craftia Party, led by Percy Raymond, became the largest party in the legislature but was two seats short of a majority.

The only other party in parliament, the Communist Party of Craftia, refused to support either party, and the Labour Party continued in a minority government for a month before losing a vote-of-no-confidence, allowing Raymond to become Premier. The Communists tacitly allowed the Protection Party to remain in government as a minority until July 1948, when the situation proved unworkable and a new election was called. Protection won a majority in the following election.