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Appendix 10

Fifth Edition

Appendix 10 Party affiliations in the House of Representatives

Party strengths indicated are those after general elections and do not allow for by-elections, changes in affiliation between elections or as a result of elections declared void and recontested.

Year of election ⁱ

Labor

Free
Trade

Protect-ionist

Anti-
Social- ist

Liberal ⁱⁱ

Coun- try Liberal

Nation- alist

Coun- try/
Nation- al ⁱⁱⁱ

United
Austra- lia

NSW
Labor

Non-
comm-unist
Labour

Indep- end-
ent

Total

1901	14	28	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	75
1903	23	25	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1 ^iv	75
1906	26	—	16	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6 ^v	75
1910	43	—	—	—	31 ^vi	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	75
1913	37	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75
1914	42	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	75
1917	22	—	—	—	—	—	53 ^vii	—	—	—	—	—	75
1919	26	—	—	—	—	—	37	11	—	—	—	1 ^viii	75
1922	30	—	—	—	5	—	26	14	—	—	—	1	76 ^ix
1925	24	—	—	—	—	—	37	14	—	—	—	1	76
1928	32	—	—	—	—	—	29	13	—	—	—	2 ^x	76
1929	47	—	—	—	—	—	14	10	—	—	—	5 ^xi	76
1931	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	40 ^xii	4	—	1	76
1934	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	33	9	—	1	75
1937	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	28	—	—	2 ^xiii	75
1940	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	23	—	4	2	75
1943	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 ^xiv	12	—	—	2	75
1946	43	—	—	—	17	—	—	12 ^xiv	—	—	—	3	75
1949	48	—	—	—	55	—	—	19	—	—	—	1	123 ^xv
1951	54	—	—	—	52	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	123
1954	59	—	—	—	47	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	123
1955	49	—	—	—	57	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	124
1958	47	—	—	—	58	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	124
1961	62 ^xvi	—	—	—	45	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	124
1963	52	—	—	—	52	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	124
1966	41	—	—	—	61	—	—	21	—	—	—	1	124
1969	59	—	—	—	46	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	125
1972	67	—	—	—	38	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	125
1974	66	—	—	—	40	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	127
1975	36	—	—	—	68	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	127
1977	38	—	—	—	67	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	124
1980	51	—	—	—	54	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	125
1983	75	—	—	—	33	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	125
1984	82	—	—	—	45	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	148
1987	86	—	—	—	43	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	148
1990	78	—	—	—	55	—	—	14	—	—	—	1	148
1993	80	—	—	—	49	—	—	16	—	—	—	2	147
1996	49	—	—	—	75	1	—	18	—	—	—	5	148
1998	67 ^xvii	—	—	—	64	—	—	16	—	—	—	1	148
2001	65	—	—	—	68	1	—	13	—	—	—	3	150
2004	60	—	—	—	74	1	—	12	—	—	—	3	150
2007	83	—	—	—	55	—	—	10	—	—	—	2	150

i Party strengths indicated are those after general elections and do not allow for by-elections, changes in affiliation between elections or as a result of elections declared void and recontested.
ii Members of the Liberal and Country League (SA) are included from 1946.
iii The Country Party was formed after the 1919 election out of Members returned under the endorsement of primary producers organisations. In 1975 name of party changed to National Country Party of Australia. In 1982 name of party changed to National Party of Australia, and in 2003 to the Nationals.
iv Identified by Hughes & Graham as Revenue Tariff.
v Includes 4 Independent Protectionists and 2 Western Australia Party.
vi Derived from elements of former Protectionists and Anti-Socialists. Also referred to during election as Fusion .
vii Formed by elements of Labor Party and former Liberals.
viii Identified by Hughes & Graham as Independent Nationalist.
ix From 1922 total figure includes a Member for the Northern Territory who did not have full voting rights until 1968.
x Includes one Country Progressive.
xi Includes 3 Independent Nationalists and one Country Progressive.
xii Formed by elements of the Labor Party and former Nationalists.
xiii Includes one Independent UAP.
xiv Includes one Liberal Country.
xv From 1949 figure includes a Member for the Australian Capital Territory who did not have full voting rights until 1966.
xvi Although the Labor Party had the same number of seats as the coalition parties (62), 2 of its Members (Northern Territory and the ACT) did not have full voting rights.
xvii Includes one seat filled at a supplementary election held after the first meeting of the new House.

This table has been compiled using House records, C. A. Hughes & B. D. Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890 1964, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1968, pp. 285 422 and G. Sawer, Australian Federal Politics and Law 1901 1929 and Australian Federal Politics and Law 1929 1949. Party affiliations of Members were not officially recorded by the Department of the House of Representatives until 1956. Prior to 1956 contemporary records and subsequent histories do not always agree on the party affiliations of Members.

Updates in red