House of Representatives elections 1949–2004: Two-party preferred vote

(Per cent)

Election

 

NSW

Vic

Qld

SA

WA

 Tas

NT

ACT

Aust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1949

ALP

50.8

49.7

42.7

 50.6

47.0

46.5

n.a.

n.a.

49.0

 

LP/NP

49.2

50.3

57.3

49.4

53.0

53.5

n.a.

n.a.

51.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1951

ALP

50.5

50.7

43.5

51.8

45.6

47.4

n.a.

n.a.

49.3

 

LP/NP

49.5

49.3

56.5

48.2

54.4

52.6

n.a.

n.a.

50.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1954

ALP

53.0

50.7

44.8

52.7

48.1

50.0

n.a.

n.a.

50.7

 

LP/NP

47.0

49.3

55.2

47.3

51.9

50.0

n.a.

n.a.

49.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1955

ALP

49.5

40.8

43.9

49.0

43.5

47.5

n.a.

n.a.

45.8

 

LP/NP

50.5

59.2

56.1

51.0

56.5

52.5

n.a.

n.a.

54.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1958

ALP

49.8

42.3

41.4

49.8

40.8

49.8

n.a.

n.a.

45.9

 

LP/NP

50.2

57.7

58.6

50.2

59.2

50.2

n.a.

n.a.

54.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1961

ALP

54.8

44.5

50.7

54.2

43.5

56.0

n.a.

 n.a.

50.5

 

LP/NP

45.2

55.5

49.3

45.8

56.5

44.0

n.a.

n.a.

49.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1963

ALP

49.3

42.5

48.1

53.3

43.8

54.5

n.a.

n.a.

47.4

 

LP/NP

50.7

57.5

51.9

46.7

56.2

45.5

n.a.

n.a.

52.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1966

ALP

43.9

39.3

44.3

42.4

45.7

53.9

n.a.

55.8

43.1

 

LP/NP

56.1

60.7

55.7

57.6

54.3

46.1

n.a.

44.2

56.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1969

ALP

51.6

44.9

49.9

54.2

52.6

56.1

40.8

71.6

50.2

 

LP/NP

48.4

55.1

50.1

45.8

47.4

43.9

59.2

28.4

49.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1972

ALP

55.4

50.4

49.5

52.7

48.3

60.5

45.5

68.0

52.7

 

LP/NP

44.6

49.6

50.5

47.3

51.7

39.5

54.5

32.0

47.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1974

ALP

54.9

50.6

45.4

52.5

48.5

55.4

47.3

59.7

51.7

 

LP/NP

45.1

49.4

54.6

47.5

51.5

44.6

52.7

40.3

48.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1975

ALP

46.8

43.8

39.8

44.9

41.2

44.1

45.1

49.3

44.3

 

LP/NP

53.2

56.2

60.2

55.1

58.8

55.9

54.9

50.7

55.7