Turnout: House of Representatives

Per cent

Election
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aust
1901 (a)
68.3
56.6
62.5
40.8
36.6
47.0
. .
. .
56.7
1903 (a)
48.9
53.8
57.0
40.5
30.4
45.0
. .
. .
50.3
1906 (a)
52.7
56.7
45.9
40.3
36.2
55.4
. .
. .
51.5
1910 (a)
61.8
66.6
61.2
55.3
62.2
58.5
. .
. .
62.8
1913 (a)
69.3
75.5
77.3
79.9
73.5
75.3
. .
. .
73.5
1914 (a)
66.1
80.4
76.4
79.9
71.6
77.4
. .
. .
73.5
1917 (a)
71.2
84.2
89.0
72.2
78.2
76.5
. .
. .
78.3
1919 (a)
67.0
76.5
84.9
66.4
63.1
58.7
. .
. .
71.6
1922 (a)
56.2
57.3
82.7
53.2
50.0
45.6
90.5
. .
59.4
1925 (a)
90.3
93.0
91.4
92.8
89.7
88.7
79.1
. .
91.4
1928 (a)
93.2
94.8
92.5
94.2
91.7
92.7
65.3
. .
93.6
1929 (a) (b)
94.5
95.8
94.6
94.9
89.0
95.3
. .
. .
94.9
1931 (a)
95.0
95.6
94.1
95.9
91.6
96.4
67.7
. .
95.0
1934 (a)
95.8
95.1
94.6
95.0
92.2
95.8
78.8
. .
95.2
1937 (a)
96.7
96.2
95.7
96.7
92.9
96.0
80.1
. .
96.1
1940 (a)
94.5
95.6
93.9
95.7
93.7
94.8
74.3
. .
94.8
1943 (a)
96.5
96.4
94.6
96.9
97.4
97.0
59.1
. .
96.3
1946
94.5
93.8
92.7
95.0
92.9
93.7
73.3
. .
93.9
1949
96.4
95.9
94.5
96.8
95.4
96.0
80.7
94.9
95.9
1951 (a)
96.0
96.0
95.1
97.1
96.0
96.7
78.4
93.2
96.0
1954 (a) (b)
96.1
95.9
96.0
96.8
96.2
96.3
77.1
94.3
96.1
1955 (a)
95.2
94.6
94.3
96.1
95.1
96.3
. .
92.6
95.0
1958
95.2
95.7
95.0
96.5
95.4
96.2
76.1
93.1
95.4
1961
95.2
95.5
94.7
96.1
94.7
95.7
78.1
93.2
95.2
1963 (a) (b)
95.3
96.3
95.4
96.6
95.3
96.0
. .
92.8
95.7
1966 (b)
94.7
95.5
95.3
96.2
94.6
95.7
83.1
93.0
95.1
1969 (b)
94.6
95.3
94.8
96.0
94.4
96.6
81.3
92.9
95.0
1972 (b)
95.2
95.9
95.1
96.0
93.9
97.2
86.2
94.3
95.4
1974
95.4
95.8
95.1
96.3
94.4
96.5
83.1
92.4
95.4
1975
95.4
95.7
95.2
96.2
94.7
96.6
74.9
94.1
95.4
1977
95.0
95.6
94.8
95.1
94.6
96.7
81.2
92.6
95.1
1980
94.2
95.0
94.0
94.9
93.2
96.3
82.0
94.1
94.4
1983
94.9
95.9
92.6
95.0
93.0
96.0
81.4
95.7
94.6
1984
94.1
95.0
92.7
94.9
93.8
95.6
85.5
94.1
94.2
1987
93.9
94.9
92.2
93.8
93.8
96.1
79.9
94.2
93.8
1990
95.4
95.7
94.7
96.0
94.5
96.5
89.4
95.8
95.3
1993
96.0
96.2
95.2
94.9
95.6
96.3
88.8
96.7
95.8
1996
96.4
96.1
94.6
95.9
95.0
96.6
89.1
96.7
95.8
1998
94.8
95.6
94.2
95.7
94.7
96.1
90.3
95.7
95.0
2001
94.7
95.1
94.7
95.5
94.6
96.1
86.1
95.0
94.9
2004
94.7
94.9
93.7
94.8
92.8
95.6
84.3
95.0
94.3
2007
 95.0
95.2
94.4
95.4
93.3
95.8
86.5
95.8
94.8
2010
 93.3
93.5
92.7
93.8
92.8
95.1
82.7
94.6
93.2
2013
93.3
93.4
93.5
93.5
92.1
94.7
82.2
94.6
93.2
(a) Turnout calculations allow for uncontested divisions.
(b) House of Representatives election only

 

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