Chapter 1 - The Senate and its constitutional role
TABLE 1: VOTES AND SEATS IN ELECTIONS, 1949–2007
|
Election
|
Party
|
SENATE
|
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
|
|
% of vote
|
Seats
|
% of seats
|
% of vote
|
Seats
|
% of seats
|
|
1949
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
|
44.9
50.4
|
19
19
4
|
45.2
45.2
9.5
|
46
39.3
10.8
|
48
55
19
|
39
44.7
15.4
|
|
1951
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
|
45.9
49.7
|
28
26
6
|
46.7
43.3
10
|
47.7
40.5
9.7
|
54
52
17
|
43.9
42.3
13.8
|
|
1953
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
|
50.6
44.4
|
17
13
2
|
53.1
40.6
6.3
|
|
|
|
|
1954
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
|
|
|
|
50.1
38.5
8.5
|
59
47
17
|
48
38.2
13.8
|
|
1955
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
ACL
|
40.6
48.8
6.1
|
12
13
4
1
|
40
43.3
13.3
3.3
|
44.7
39.7
7.9
5.1
|
49
57
18
—
|
39.5
46
14.5
—
|
|
1958
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
42.8
45.2
8.4
|
15
13
3
1
|
46.9
40.6
9.4
3.1
|
42.9
37.1
9.3
9.4
|
47
58
19
—
|
37.9
46.8
15.3
—
|
|
1961
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
44.7
42.1
9.8
|
14
12
4
1
|
45.2
38.7
12.9
3.2
|
48
33.5
8.5
8.7
|
62
45
17
—
|
50
36.3
13.7
—
|
|
1963
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
|
|
|
45.5
37.1
8.9
7.4
|
52
52
20
—
|
41.9
41.9
16.1
—
|
|
1964
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
44.7
45.7
8.4
|
14
11
3
2
|
46.7
36.7
10
6.7
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
|
|
|
40
40.1
9.8
7.3
|
41
61
21
—
|
33
49
16.9
—
|
|
1967
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
Others
|
45
42.8
9.8
2.4
|
13
10
4
2
1
|
43.3
33.3
13.3
6.7
3.3
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
|
|
|
47
34.8
8.6
6
|
59
46
20
—
|
47.2
36.8
16
—
|
|
1970
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
Others
|
42.2
38.2
11.1
5.6
|
14
11
2
3
2
|
43.8
34.4
6.3
9.4
6.3
|
|
|
|
|
1972
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
|
|
|
|
49.6
32
9.4
5.2
|
67
38
20
—
|
53.6
30.4
16
—
|
|
1974
|
ALP
LP }
CP }
DLP
LM
Others
|
47.3
43.9
3.6
1
2.9
|
29
23
6
—
1
1
|
48.3
38.3
10
—
1.7
1.7
|
49.3
34.9
10.8
1.4
0.8
0.4
|
66
40
21
—
—
—
|
51
31.5
16.5
—
—
—
|
|
1975
|
ALP
LP }
NCP }
DLP
LM
Others
|
40.9
51.7
2.7
1.1
3.6
|
27
27
8
—
1
1
|
42.2
42.2
12.5
—
1.5
1.5
|
42.8
41.8
11.3
1.3
0.6
1.7
|
36
68
23
—
—
—
|
28.4
53.5
18.1
—
—
—
|
|
1977
|
ALP
LP }
NCP }
AD
Others
|
36.8
45.6
11.1
4.9
|
14
16
2
2
—
|
41.2
47
5.9
5.9
—
|
39.6
38.1
10
9.4
1.4
|
38
67
19
—
—
|
30.6
54
15.3
—
—
|
|
1980
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Others
|
42.3
43.5
9.3
3.1
|
15
13
2
3
1
|
44.1
38.2
5.9
8.8
2.9
|
45.1
37.4
8.9
6.6
1.7
|
51
54
20
—
—
|
40.8
43.2
16
—
—
|
|
1983
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Others
|
45.5
39.9
9.6
3.2
|
30
24
4
5
1
|
46.9
37.5
6.3
7.8
1.6
|
49.5
34.4
9.2
5
1.7
|
75
33
17
—
—
|
60
26.4
13.6
—
—
|
|
1984
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
NDP
|
42.2
39.5
7.6
7.2
|
20
17
3
5
1
|
43.5
37
6.5
10.9
2.2
|
47.5
34.4
10.6
5.4
—
|
82
45
21
—
—
|
55.4
30.4
14.1
—
—
|
|
1987
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
NDP
Others
|
42.8
42
8.5
1.1
3.1
|
32
27
7
7
1
2
|
42.1
35.5
9.2
9.2
1.3
2.6
|
45.8
34.6
11.5
6
—
2
|
86
43
19
—
—
—
|
58
29
12.8
—
—
—
|
|
1990
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Greens
Others
|
38.4
41.9
12.6
2.8
2.7
|
15
16
3
5
1
—
|
37.5
40
7.5
12.5
2.5
—
|
39.4
35
8.4
11.4
1.4
3.4
|
78
55
14
—
—
1
|
52.7
37.2
9.5
—
—
0.7
|
|
1993
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Greens
Others
|
43.5
43
5.3
2.9
3.8
|
17
15
4
2
1
1
|
42.5
37.5
10
5
2.5
2.5
|
44.9
37.1
7.2
3.8
1.9
4.7
|
80
49
16
—
—
2
|
54.4
33.3
10.9
—
—
1.4
|
|
1996
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Greens
Others
|
36.2
44
10.8
2.4
6.7
|
14
20
5
1
—
|
35
50
12.5
2.5
—
|
38.8
38.7
8.6
6.8
1.7
5.5
|
49
75
19
—
—
5
|
33.1
50.7
12.9
—
—
3.4
|
|
1998
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Greens
ON
Others
|
37.3
37.7
8.46
2.72
8.99
4.85
|
17
17
4
0
1
1
|
42.5
42.5
10
0
2.5
2.5
|
40.05
34.09
5.65
5.11
2.1
8.39
4.61
|
66
64
16
0
0
0
1
|
44.59
43.24
10.81
0
0
0
0.68
|
|
2001
|
ALP
LP }
NP }
AD
Greens
ON
Others
|
34.2
41.6
7.2
4.8
5.5
6.1
|
14
20
4
2
0
0
|
35
50
10
5
0
0
|
37.84
37.08
5.93
5.41
4.96
4.34
4.45
|
65
68
14
0
0
0
3
|
43.3
45.3
8.7
0
0
0
2.0
|
(See supplement)
(Information in this table is based on figures supplied by the Australian Electoral Commission. Reference was made to Federal Election Results 1949-1993, by Gerard Newman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Library, Research Paper No. 24, 1993.)
Abbreviations
ACL Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
AD Australian Democrats
ALP Australian Labor Party
CP Country Party
DLP Democratic Labor Party
FF Family First
LM Liberal Movement
LP Liberal Party of Australia
NCP National Country Party
NDP Nuclear Disarmament Party
NP National Party
ON One Nation
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