Appendix 2b Senate elections 1949–2004
| Election |
ALP |
LP/NP NP CLP |
DLP |
DEM |
GRN |
PHON |
Others |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Vote |
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| 1949 |
44.9 |
50.4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4.7 |
100.0 |
||
| 1951 |
45.9 |
49.7 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4.4 |
100.0 |
||
| 1953 |
50.6 |
44.4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5.0 |
100.0 |
||
| 1955 |
40.6 |
48.8 |
6.1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4.6 |
100.0 |
||
| 1958 |
42.8 |
45.2 |
8.4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3.6 |
100.0 |
||
| 1961 |
44.7 |
42.1 |
9.8 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3.4 |
100.0 |
||
| 1964 |
44.7 |
45.7 |
8.4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.3 |
100.0 |
||
| 1967 |
45.0 |
42.8 |
9.8 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2.4 |
100.0 |
||
| 1970 |
42.2 |
38.2 |
11.1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
8.5 |
100.0 |
||
| 1974 |
47.3 |
43.9 |
3.6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5.3 |
100.0 |
||
| 1975 |
40.9 |
51.7 |
2.7 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4.7 |
100.0 |
||
| 1977 |
36.8 |
45.6 |
1.7 |
11.1 |
. . |
. . |
4.9 |
100.0 |
||
| 1980 |
42.3 |
43.5 |
0.4 |
9.3 |
. . |
. . |
4.6 |
100.0 |
||
| 1983 |
45.5 |
39.8 |
0.6 |
9.6 |
. . |
. . |
4.5 |
100.0 |
||
| 1984 |
42.2 |
39.5 |
0.4 |
7.6 |
. . |
. . |
10.3 |
100.0 |
||
| 1987 |
42.8 |
42.0 |
0.5 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
. . |
5.7 |
100.0 |
||
| 1990 |
38.4 |
41.9 |
0.1 |
12.6 |
2.8 |
. . |
4.1 |
100.0 |
||
| 1993 |
43.5 |
43.0 |
0.4 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
. . |
4.8 |
100.0 |
||
| 1996 |
36.2 |
44.0 |
0.3 |
10.8 |
3.2 |
. . |
5.6 |
100.0 |
||
| 1998 |
37.3 |
37.7 |
0.3 |
8.5 |
2.7 |
9.0 |
4.6 |
100.0 |
||
| 2001 |
34.3 |
41.8 |
0.6 |
7.2 |
4.9 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
100.0 |
||
| 2004 |
35.0 |
45.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
7.9 |
100.0 |
||
| Senators Elected |
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| 1949 |
19 |
19 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
42 |
| 1951(a) |
28 |
26 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
60 |
| 1953(b) |
17 |
13 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
32 |
| 1955 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
30 |
| 1958(b) |
15 |
13 |
3 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
32 |
| 1961(b) |
14 |
12 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
31 |
| 1964 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
30 |
| 1967 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
30 |
| 1970(b) |
14 |
11 |
2 |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
32 |
| 1974(a) |
29 |
23 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
60 |
| 1975(a) |
27 |
27 |
7 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
64 |
| 1977 |
14 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
34 |
| 1980 |
15 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
34 |
|
| 1983(a) |
30 |
23 |
4 |
1 |
. . |
5 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
64 |
| 1984 |
20 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
. . |
5 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
46 |
| 1987(a) |
32 |
27 |
6 |
1 |
. . |
7 |
. . |
. . |
3 |
76 |
| 1990 |
15 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
5 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
40 |
| 1993 |
17 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
. . |
2 |
1 |
. . |
1 |
40 |
| 1996 |
14 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
5 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
40 |
| 1998 |
17 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
4 |
. . |
1 |
1 |
40 |
| 2001 |
14 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
4 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
40 |
| 2004 |
16 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
. . |
1 |
40 |
(a) Election for full Senate following double dissolution.
(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.