Background Paper 1 1996-97
Federal Election Results 1949-1996
Gerard Newman
Statistics Group
Introduction
Main Features
Detailed Results : House of Representatives
Detailed Results : Senate
State Summary : House of Representatives Elections
1949-1996
State Summary : Senate Elections 1949-1996
House of Representatives Elections 1949-1996 Two Party
Preferred Vote
Senate Elections 1949-1996 : Senate Composition After
Election
This Paper contains a summary of Federal Elections held from 1949 to
1996. Details are provided for each House of Representatives and Senate
election together with tables summarising the results in each State and
Territory. A brief comment on each election is provided in the Main Features
section of the paper.
Tables showing detailed results for each House of Representatives and
Senate election contain figures for electors enrolled, number and Per
centage of votes received by party, and seats won by party, for each State
and Territory. Votes received by party are expressed as a Per centage
of formal votes, while formal and informal votes are expressed as a Per
centage of total votes and total votes are expressed as a Per centage
of electors enrolled.
Election Dates
10 December 1949
28 April 1951, Simultaneous dissolution
9 May 1953, Senate
29 May 1954, House of Representatives
10 December 1955
22 November 1958
9 December 1961
30 November 1963, House of Representatives
5 December 1964, Senate
26 November 1966, House of Representatives
25 November 1967, Senate
25 October 1969, House of Representatives
21 November 1970, Senate
2 December 1972, House of Representatives
18 May 1974, Simultaneous dissolution
13 December 1975, Simultaneous dissolution
10 December 1977
18 October 1980
5 March 1983, Simultaneous dissolution
1 December 1984
11 July 1987, Simultaneous dissolution
24 March 1990
13 March 1993
2 March 1996
Sources
A number of published sources have been used in the compilation of this
Paper. These include :
C.A. Hughes & A.D. Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and
Politics 1890-1964, Australian National University Press, Canberra,
1968.
C.A. Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1965-1974,
Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1977.
M. Mackerras, Australian General Elections, Angus and Robertson,
Sydney, 1972.
M. Mackerras, Elections 1980, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1980.
Australasian Political Studies Association, Australian Two-Party-Preferred
Votes 1949-1982, APSA, Canberra, 1982.
Australian Electoral Commission, Election Statistics (various
issues), Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Department of the Parliamentary Library, Parliamentary Handbook of
the Commonwealth of Australia (various editions), AGPS, Canberra.
Party Abbreviations
- ACL
- Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
- AFI
- Australians Against Further Immigration
- AP
- Australia Party
- ALP
- Australian Labor Party
- ASP
- Australian Shooters Party
- CDL
- Country and Democratic League
- CLP
- Country Liberal Party
- CP
- Country Party
- CTA
- Call to Australia
- DEM
- Australian Democrats
- DLP
- Democratic Labor Party
- LCL
- Liberal and Country League
- LCP
- Liberal and Country Party
- LNP
- Liberal/National Party
- LM
- Liberal Movement
- LP
- Liberal Party
- NA
- National Alliance
- NCP
- National Country Party
- NDP
- Nuclear Disarmament Party
- NP
- National Party
- QLP
- Queensland Labor Party
During the period 1949 to 1996 there have been 20 general elections
for the House of Representatives and 19 Senate elections. The average
length of time between House of Representatives elections during the period
was 2 years 3 months.
Of the House of Representatives elections the Liberal National Party
Coalition have won 13 and the Australian Labor Party seven. Up to the
1996 election the Liberal National Party Coalition had held government
for 30 years compared to the time in government of the Australian Labor
Party of just 16 years. The period was characterised by relatively long
terms in government by either party with only four changes of government
during the 46 years (1972, 1975, 1983 and 1996).
Simultaneous dissolutions of both houses were obtained five times during
the period resulting in full Senate elections being held in 1951, 1974,
1975, 1983 and 1987. Separate half Senate elections were held in 1953,
1964, 1967 and 1970. The increasing tendency for simultaneous dissolutions
to occur during the later part of the period and the decreasing trendency
for separate half Senate elections to be held is in part a consequence
of the rise in importance of minor parties and independents in the Senate
and the subsequent lack of a government majority in the Senate.
During the period under consideration, the government of the day has
only had control in the Senate from 1951 to 1955, 1958 to 1961 and 1975
to 1980. On each occasion the Liberal National Country Party Coalition
was in government. The ALP has not controlled the Senate whilst in government
during the period.
Notes on Individual Elections
1949
The 1949 election saw Menzies lead the Liberal Party, in close co-operation
with the Country Party, to victory. The House of Representatives had been
enlarged from 74 to 121 members (123 including members from NT and ACT)
and the Senate from 36 to 60. A new method of electing Senators was introduced
for the 1949 election which resulted in a more equitable distribution
of seats. The previous method tended to produce a "winner-take-all" result.
The number of Senators elected in 1949 (seven from each State) included
12 supernumerary Senators to bring the Senate up to its full compliment
of 60 members.
1951
The 1951 election occurred after Menzies secured a simultaneous dissolution
resulting from the ALP controlled Senate refusing the Government's banking
legislation. The 1951 election saw the ALP lose control of the Senate.
1953
The 1953 separate half Senate election was held as a consequence of
the 1951 simultaneous dissolution and the Constitutional provision (Section
13) backdating the terms of Senators elected at a simultaneous dissolution
election, to the preceding 1 July.
1954
Although the Liberal Country Party Coalition Government was returned
at the 1954 election there was a 1.4% swing to the ALP, giving the ALP
a majority of the estimated two party preferred vote (50.7%).
1955
The 1955 election saw the first electoral consequences of the split
in the ALP. Anti-communist Labor candidates stood against ALP candidates
in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The effects of the ACL were
most notably in Victoria where the ALP vote in the House of Representatives
fell by 13.2% from the 1954 election to 37.1%. In the Senate one ACL candidate
was elected from Victoria where the ALP vote fell by 15.9% from the 1953
election to 35.0%.
1958
The full effects of the split in the ALP were felt in the 1958 election
with the DLP standing candidates in all States. The DLP polled more votes
than the Country Party and its preferences helped the Liberal Country
Party Coalition achieve a post war record majority in the House of Representatives
(32 seats). A DLP Senator was elected from Tasmania giving the DLP two
Senators. The Coalition Government retained control of the Senate.
1961
The Liberal Country Coalition Government came close to defeat in the
1961 election held after the 1960-61 "credit squeeze". The ALP actually
had equal numbers to the Coalition on the floor of the House of Representatives
after the election, but two of its number were members from the Northern
Territory and the Australian Capital Territory who had restricted voting
rights in the chamber at the time. The Coalition Government lost effective
control of the Senate, requiring support of either the DLP or Independent
Senators for an affirmative majority. The 1961 election was only one of
four occasions in the post war period where the party winning government
has not received more than 50% of the two party preferred vote. The Liberal
Country Party Coalition received an estimated 49.5% of the two party preferred
vote.
1963
The 1963 election was held following the early dissolution of the House
of Representatives. The Liberal Country Coalition Government was returned
with an increased majority. The Country Party vote was higher than the
DLP vote for the first time since 1955.
1964
The 1964 separate half Senate election was held as only the House of
Representatives was dissolved in 1963 and it was three years after the
preceding Senate election.
1966
The 1966 election resulted in a landslide victory for the Liberal Country
Party Coalition Government with a majority of 40 in the House of Representatives.
The number of Liberal Party members elected was a post war record high
while the number of ALP members elected was a post war record low. The
estimated two party preferred vote received by the Liberal Country Party,
56.9%, is the highest in the post war period. The 1966 election saw the
first election of an independent member to the House of Representatives
(S. Benson, Batman, Vic) since 1949.
1967
The continuing success of minor parties and independent candidates at
the 1967 separate half Senate election increased the number of third party
and independent Senators to five, a post war record number.
1969
The ALP made substantial gains in the 1969 election to recover ground
lost in the 1966 election. The Liberal Country Party Coalition Government
majority in the House of Representatives was reduced from 40 to 7. The
estimated two party preferred swing to the ALP (7.1%) is the highest recorded
swing to the ALP in the post war period. The Coalition Government was
returned with less than 50% of the estimate two party preferred vote (49.8%).
1970
The election of five minor party and independent Senators at the 1970
separate half Senate elections raised their number to eight, a post war
record. The continuing success of minor parties and independents at the
"by-election atmosphere" of separate half Senate elections convinced the
two major parties of their futility and the 1970 election was the last
separate half Senate election held.
1972
Australia experienced its first change of Federal Government in 23 years
with the defeat of the Liberal Country Party Coalition Government by the
ALP at the 1972 House of Representatives election. The estimated ALP two
party preferred vote, 52.7%, was the highest recorded since the war. However,
the incoming ALP government faced a hostile Senate, reflecting Senate
election results in 1967 and 1970.
1974
The 1974 simultaneous dissolution election synchronised elections for
the House of Representatives and the Senate for the first time since 1961.
The 1974 election saw the demise of the DLP as a political power in the
Senate. The DLP lost all five Senate positions it held going into the
election and has not seriously threatened to win a Senate seat since.
Even with the lower quota requirements of a full Senate election, minor
parties and independents could only win two seats.
1975
Following the dismissal of the Whitlam ALP Government a simultaneous
dissolution was granted. The resultant 1975 election saw the worst result
for the ALP since the war. The ALP received only 44.3% of the estimated
two party preferred vote, a swing against the ALP of 7.4%, and won 36
seats in the House of Representatives. Both the Liberal Party, 68 seats,
and the National Country Party, 23 seats, achieved their highest level
of representation in the House of Representatives. The ALP returned only
one member from each of Queensland and Western Australia. In the Senate
the incoming Liberal National Country Party Coalition Government became
the first government since before the 1961 election to have a majority.
Senators were elected from the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital
Territory for the first time.
1977
The ALP failed to recover substantial ground in the 1977 House of Representatives
election. The ALP's strength in the House of Representatives increased
from 36 to 38 in a slightly reduced chamber, from 127 to 124 members,
and the ALP share of the estimated two party preferred vote increased
slightly to 45.4%. The Australian Democrats fielded candidates for the
first time and achieved immediate success in the Senate with the election
of two Senators.
1980
The ALP made substantial gains at the 1980 election but the Liberal
National Country Party Coalition remained firmly in control of the House
of Representatives with a majority of 23 seats. For the first time since
the war the ALP won a majority of House of Representatives seats from
Victoria. In the Senate further increases in the Australian Democrats
strength meant that the Government lost control of the Senate. No Government
has since had a majority in the Senate. National Country Party strength
in the Senate fell to three, the lowest since the war.
1983
The 1983 election was a triumph for the ALP with the defeat of the Fraser
Government and a record result. The ALP achieved its best result since
the war in the House of Representatives with 75 members elected and two
party preferred vote of 53.2%, the highest recorded by the party since
the war. Tasmania was the only State to hold against the ALP tide: all
five seats being won by the Liberal Party. In the Senate, Australian Democrat
candidates were elected from all States, except Tasmania where the independent
Senator (B. Harradine) was re-elected.
1984
The 1984 elections were held for an enlarged House of Representatives,
increased from 125 to 148, and Senate, increased from 64 to 76. A supernumerary
Senator was elected from each State to bring the size of the Senate up
to its full compliment of members. In terms of members elected, all major
parties gained from the enlarged House of Representatives with the Liberal
Party recording the largest gain of 12 members from 33 to 45. The 1984
Senate election was the first conducted under the group ticket or "tick-a-box"
system. Under this system voters have a choice of voting above the line
on a ballot paper by simply placing a "1" in the party box of their choice
or numbering each candidate below the line. The effect of this change
was to greatly reduce the incidence of informal votes in the Senate, reduced
from 9.9% in 1983 to 4.7% in 1984. However, the resultant confusion in
voting methodologies had the perverse consequence of increasing the informal
vote in the House of Representatives, increased from 2.1% in 1983 to 6.8%
in 1984.
1987
The 1987 election saw the two party preferred vote for the ALP decline
by 1.0% to 50.8%, but the number of seats won by the ALP in the House
of Representatives increase by four to 86. The highest representation
of the ALP ever. In the Senate the lower quotas occasioned by the simultaneous
dissolution resulted in a new record of ten minor party and independent
Senators being elected. The 1987 Senate election saw the first candidates
standing under the "green" or environment platform.
1990
The 1990 election was only the fourth occasion since the war when a
party was elected to government with less than 50% of the two party preferred
vote. The ALP received 49.9% of the two party preferred vote yet won 78
or 52.7% of the seats in the House of Representatives. The National Party
were the big losers in this election with a net loss of five seats, giving
them their lowest number of seats, 14, in the House of Representatives
since 1949. For the first time since 1966 an independent member (E. Mack,
North Sydney, NSW) was elected to the House of Representatives. In the
Senate, minor parties and independents maintained their position, and
the first "green" Senator was elected (J. Vallentine, WA).
1993
The re-election of the ALP government, with an increased majority from
8 to 13, at the 1993 election was the first occasion since 1966 that an
incumbent government achieved a positive two party preferred swing (1.5%
to ALP). The election was notable for the election of two independents
to the House of Representatives (E. Mack, North Sydney, NSW; P. Cleary,
Wills, Vic) the lowest National Party vote recorded (7.2%) since the war,
and the decline in the vote for the Australian Democrats. In the House
of Representatives the Democrat vote declined from 11.3% at the 1990 election
to 3.8%, while in the Senate the Democrat vote went from 12.6% to 5.3%.
The decline in votes for the Australian Democrats meant that only two
Democrat Senators were elected, the smallest number since the party's
first election in 1977. However, minor parties and independent strength
in the Senate was maintained with the success of a second "green" Senator
(D. Margetts, WA) and the re-election of the independent Senator (B Harradine)
from Tasmania.
1996
The Liberal National Party Coalition was returned to government after
13 years in opposition at the 1996 election. The Liberal Party won 76
seats in the House of Representatives, their largest ever level of representation,
while the National Party won 18 seats. The Australian Labor Party performed
poorly in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, retaining
only 7 of the 52 seats in those States, winning a total overall of 49
seats. The recent success of independents continued with 5 independents
being elected, the largest number in the post-war period. The Coalition
received 53.6% of the two party preferred vote (a swing of 5.0%), the
highest vote since 1977 and the largest swing since 1975. In the Senate,
minor parties continued to hold the balance of power, despite a strong
result by the Coalition. The Coalition won 20 of the 40 Senate places
up for election. The Democrats improved on their 1993 result and returned
5 Senators while one green Senator (B. Brown) was elected.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1949
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 1 916 746 1 369 821 697 029 434 320 315 771 161 540 6 586 11 841 4 913 654
Votes
ALP 849 033 604 793 255 036 204 277 133 701 70 248 2 303 4 823 2 124 214
LP(a) 672 175 535 214 203 178 200 215 122 264 80 748 . . 2 510 1 816 304
CP(b) 199 550 106 190 160 203 . . 34 406 . . . . . . 500 349
Others 89 894 45 967 26 600 6 565 4 153 . . 2 893 3 841 179 913
Formal 1 810 652 1 292 164 645 017 411 057 294 524 150 996 5 196 11 174 4 620 780
Informal 37 920 21 630 13 590 9 380 6 805 4 065 122 68 93 580
Total 1 848 572 1 313 794 658 607 420 437 301 329 155 061 5 318 11 242 4 714 360
Percent
ALP 46.9 46.8 39.5 49.7 45.4 46.5 44.3 43.2 46.0
LP(a) 37.1 41.4 31.5 48.7 41.5 53.5 . . 22.5 39.3
CP(b) 11.0 8.2 24.8 . . 11.7 . . . . . . 10.8
Others 5.0 3.6 4.1 1.6 1.4 . . 55.7 34.4 3.9
Formal 97.9 98.4 97.9 97.8 97.7 97.4 97.7 99.4 98.0
Informal 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.3 0.6 2.0
Total 96.4 95.9 94.5 96.8 95.4 96.0 80.7 94.9 95.9
Seats Won
ALP 23 13 3 4 3 1 1 . . 48
LP(a) 16 17 9 6 3 4 . . . . 55
CP(b) 8 3 6 . . 2 . . . . . . 19
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Total 47 33 18 10 8 5 1 1 123
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1951
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 1 941 327 1 388 116 710 518 440 454 318 260 164 000 6 516 12 774 4 981 965
Votes
ALP 898 883 644 153 257 099 184 044 116 573 74 088 3 213 5 905 2 183 958
LP(a) 713 300 571 398 193 559 188 429 108 599 79 514 . . 2 287 1 857 086
CP(b) 184 831 67 831 149 118 . . 41 933 . . 1 085 . . 444 798
Others 32 287 27 547 27 202 3 699 1 812 . . 717 3 638 96 902
Formal 1 829 301 1 310 929 626 978 376 172 268 917 153 602 5 015 11 830 4 582 744
Informal 34 938 21 410 12 355 7 910 6 928 4 966 95 69 88 671
Total 1 864 239 1 332 339 639 333 384 0872 275 845 158 568 5 110 11 899 4 671 415
Percent
ALP 49.1 49.1 41.0 48.9 43.3 48.2 64.1 49.9 47.7
LP(a) 39.0 43.6 30.9 50.1 40.4 51.8 . . 19.3 40.5
CP(b) 10.1 5.2 23.8 . . 15.6 . . 21.6 . . 9.7
Others 1.8 2.1 4.3 1.0 0.7 . . 14.3 30.8 2.1
Formal 98.1 98.4 98.1 97.9 97.5 96.9 98.1 99.4 98.1
Informal 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.1 1.9 0.6 1.9
Total 96.0 96.0 90.0 87.2 86.7 96.7 78.4 93.2 93.8
Seats Won
ALP 24 15 4 5 3 1 1 1 54
LP(a) 16 15 9 5 3 4 . . . . 52
CP(b) 7 3 5 . . 2 . . . . . . 17
Total 47 33 18 10 8 5 1 1 123
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1954
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 1 985 267 1 415 392 733 054 455 872 334 353 172 530 6 869 14 920 5 118 257
Votes
ALP 923 469 636 911 295 424 192 446 150 197 81 651 4 021 8 762 2 292 881
LP(a) 619 643 572 233 223 406 150 708 108 575 82 243 . . 4 799 1 761 607
CP(b) 146 417 43 390 152 408 . . 45 956 . . 1 163 . . 389 334
Others 75 939 13 701 24 598 5 888 11 399 688 . . 405 132 616
Formal 1 765 468 1 266 235 695 834 349 042 316 127 164 582 5 184 13 966 4 576 438
Informal 23 629 14 897 7 787 8 812 5 561 1 597 115 108 62 506
Total 1 789 097 1 281 132 703 621 357 854 321 688 166 179 5 299 14 074 4 638 944
Percent
ALP 52.3 50.3 42.5 55.1 47.5 49.6 77.6 62.7 50.1
LP(a) 35.1 45.2 32.1 43.2 34.3 50.0 . . 34.4 38.5
CP(b) 8.3 3.4 21.9 . . 14.5 . . 22.4 . . 8.5
Others 4.3 1.1 3.5 1.7 3.6 0.4 . . 2.9 2.9
Formal 98.7 98.8 98.9 97.5 98.3 99.0 97.8 99.2 98.7
Informal 1.3 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.7 1.0 2.2 0.8 1.3
Total 90.1 90.5 96.0 78.5 96.2 96.3 77.1 94.3 90.6
Seats Won
ALP 25 15 5 6 4 2 1 1 59
LP(a) 15 15 8 4 2 3 . . . . 47
CP(b) 7 3 5 . . 2 . . . . . . 17
Total 47 33 18 10 8 5 1 1 123
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1955
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT(a) ACT AUST
Enrolled 1 996 381 1 444 035 752 645 462 747 343 013 173 622 6 476 16 181 5 195 100
Votes
ALP 836 592 493 509 258 994 208 310 91 151 73 273 . . 9 588 1 971 417
LP(b) 652 167 549 985 196 214 197 060 72 385 78 674 . . 5 263 1 751 748
CP(c) 145 567 72 877 129 001 . . . . . . . . . . 347 445
ACL . . 209 678 . . 11 225 . . 6 180 . . . . 227 083
Others 53 576 3 280 28 577 10 182 12 075 2 003 . . . . 112 693
Formal 1 687 902 1 329 329 615 786 426 777 175 611 160 130 . . 14 851 4 410 386
Informal 48 946 36 054 13 719 18 050 6 431 7 039 . . 126 130 365
Total 1 736 848 1 365 383 629 505 444 827 182 042 167 169 . . 14 977 4 540 751
Percent
ALP 49.6 37.1 42.1 48.8 51.9 45.8 . . 64.6 44.7
LP(b) 38.6 41.4 31.9 46.2 41.2 49.1 . . 35.4 39.7
CP(c) 8.6 5.5 20.9 . . . . . . . . . . 7.9
ACL . . 15.8 . . 2.6 . . 3.9 . . . 5.1
Others 3.2 0.2 4.6 2.4 6.9 1.3 . . . . 2.6
Formal 97.2 97.4 97.8 95.9 96.5 95.8 . . 99.2 97.1
Informal 2.8 2.6 2.2 4.1 3.5 4.2 . . 0.8 2.9
Total 87.0 94.6 83.6 96.1 53.1 96.3 . . 92.6 87.4
Seats Won
ALP 21 10 5 6 3 2 1 1 49
LP(b) 17 20 8 5 4 3 . . . . 57
CP(c) 8 3 5 . . 2 . . . . . . 18
Total 46 33 18 11 9 5 1 1 124
(a) ALP Candidate elected unopposed.
(b) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(c) Includes CDL in Western Australia. Two candidates elected unopposed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1958
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 064 304 1 504 910 784 354 490 930 361 409 178 717 7 678 20 563 5 412 865
Votes
ALP 900 483 555 470 270 676 217 727 116 302 77 232 4 153 11 980 2 154 023
LP(a) 685 614 531 404 224 449 205 810 138 467 73 436 . . 4 383 1 863 563
CP(b) 183 187 103 735 140 093 . . 38 305 . . . . . . 465 320
DLP(c) 106 805 207 247 80 035 27 703 34 944 12 989 . . . . 469 723
Others 33 992 7 533 7 158 6 973 4 475 1 249 1 469 2 534 65 383
Formal 1 910 081 1 405 389 722 411 458 213 332 493 164 906 5 622 18 897 5 018 012
Informal 55 041 35 114 22 532 15 619 12 304 7 005 221 251 148 088
Total 1 965 122 1 440 503 744 943 473 832 344 798 171 911 5 843 19 148 5 166 100
Percent
ALP 47.1 39.5 37.5 47.5 35.0 46.8 73.9 63.4 42.9
LP(a) 35.9 37.8 31.1 44.9 41.6 44.5 . . 23.2 37.1
CP(b) 9.6 7.4 19.4 . . 11.5 . . . . . . 9.3
DLP(c) 5.6 14.8 11.1 6.0 10.5 7.9 . . . . 9.4
Others 1.8 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.8 26.1 13.4 1.3
Formal 97.2 97.6 97.0 96.7 96.4 95.9 96.2 98.7 97.1
Informal 2.8 2.4 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.1 3.8 1.3 2.9
Total 95.2 95.7 95.0 96.5 95.4 96.2 76.1 93.1 95.4
Seats Won
ALP 22 10 3 6 1 3 1 1 47
LP(a) 16 18 10 5 7 2 . . . . 58
CP(b) 8 5 5 . . 1 . . . . . . 19
Total 46 33 18 11 9 5 1 1 124
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
(c) Includes QLP in Queensland.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1961
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 146 793 1 586 701 826 128 521 490 384 917 185 332 12 131 28 672 5 692 364
Votes
ALP 1 041 238 615 693 365 930 253 225 144 188 92 655 4 659 17 144 2 534 702
LP(a) 617 132 515 792 205 457 195 341 161 662 66 354 . . 9 263 1 771 001
CP(b) 187 444 111 637 126 316 . . 21 078 . . . . . . 446 475
DLP(c) 108 471 223 512 57 487 31 457 23 153 12 882 . . . . 456 962
Others 39 356 13 816 6 291 5 660 2 806 . . 4 468 . . 72 397
Formal 1 993 641 1 480 450 761 481 485 683 352 887 171 891 9 127 26 377 5 281 537
Informal 49 536 34 558 21 195 15 629 11 720 5 679 343 351 139 011
Total 2 043 177 1 515 008 782 676 501 312 364 607 177 570 9 470 26 728 5 420 548
Percent
ALP 52.2 41.6 48.1 52.1 40.9 53.9 51.0 64.9 48.0
LP(a) 31.0 34.8 27.0 40.2 45.8 38.6 . . 35.1 33.5
CP(b) 9.4 7.5 16.6 . . 6.0 . . . . . . 8.5
DLP(c) 5.4 15.1 7.5 6.5 6.6 7.5 . . . . 8.7
Others 2.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 . . 49.0 . . 1.4
Formal 97.6 97.7 97.3 96.9 96.8 96.8 96.4 98.7 97.4
Informal 2.4 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.6 1.3 2.6
Total 95.2 95.5 94.7 96.1 94.7 95.7 78.1 93.2 95.2
Seats Won
ALP 27 10 11 6 3 3 1 1 62
LP(a) 12 18 3 5 5 2 . . . . 45
CP(b) 7 5 4 . . 1 . . . . . . 17
Total 46 33 18 11 9 5 1 1 124
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia. (c)Includes QLP in Queensland.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1963
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT(a) ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 215 883 1 618 995 855 473 541 536 402 483 190 547 14 660 36 018 5 875 595
Votes
ALP 987 228 620 253 369 570 270 956 146 596 94 581 . . 17 984 2 507 168
LP(b) 766 688 600 306 228 197 183 490 178 651 73 491 . . 14 748 2 045 571
CP 203 444 116 790 145 610 . . 23 654 . . . . . . 489 498
DLP 91 646 190 254 50 421 46 507 16 997 11 591 . . . . 407 416
Others 27 189 8 962 3 820 8 219 8 538 1 064 . . . . 57 792
Formal 2 076 195 1 536 565 797 618 509 172 374 436 180 727 . . 32 732 5 507 445
Informal 34 826 22 771 18 130 13 963 9 277 2 293 . . 701 101 961
Total 2 111 021 1 559 336 815 748 523 135 383 713 183 020 . . 33 433 5 609 406
Percent
ALP 47.5 40.4 46.3 53.2 39.2 52.3 . . 54.9 45.5
LP(b) 36.9 39.1 28.6 36.0 47.7 40.7 . . 45.1 37.1
CP 9.8 7.6 18.3 . . 6.3 . . . . . . 8.9
DLP 4.4 12.4 6.3 9.1 4.5 6.4 . . . . 7.4
Others 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.6 2.3 0.6 . . . . 1.0
Formal 98.4 98.5 97.8 97.3 97.6 98.7 . . 97.9 98.2
Informal 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.7 2.4 1.3 . . 2.1 1.8
Total 95.3 96.3 95.4 96.6 95.3 96.0 . . 92.8 95.5
Seats Won
ALP 20 10 8 6 3 3 1 1 52
LP(b) 17 18 6 5 4 2 . . . . 52
CP 9 5 4 . . 2 . . . . . . 20
Total 46 33 18 11 9 5 1 1 124
(a) ALP Candidate elected unopposed.
(b) Includes LCP in Victoria and LCL in South Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1966
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 308 775 1 702 864 900 492 585 465 433 097 197 666 17 395 48 127 6 193 881
Votes
ALP 862 631 548 743 354 674 222 828 168 257 96 246 6 734 22 721 2 282 834
LP(a) 862 407 622 708 253 663 296 923 160 894 78 684 . . 16 685 2 291 964
CP 226 355 130 468 165 358 . . 32 524 . . 7 221 . . 561 926
DLP 96 102 197 026 63 175 19 281 28 502 11 132 . . 2 193 417 411
Others 69 981 66 619 5 365 8 089 2 875 289 . . 2 396 155 614
Formal 2 117 476 1 565 564 842 235 547 121 393 052 186 351 13 955 43 995 5 709 749
Informal 69 340 60 779 15 595 16 220 16 518 2 849 500 777 182 578
Total 2 186 816 1 626 343 857 830 563 341 409 570 189 200 14 455 44 772 5 892 327
Percent
ALP 40.7 35.1 42.1 40.7 42.8 51.6 48.3 51.6 40.0
LP(a) 40.7 39.8 30.2 54.3 40.9 42.2 . . 37.9 40.1
CP 10.7 8.3 19.6 . . 8.3 . . 51.7 . . 9.8
DLP 4.5 12.6 7.5 3.5 7.3 6.0 . . 5.0 7.3
Others 3.3 4.3 0.6 1.5 0.7 0.2 . . 5.4 2.7
Formal 96.8 96.3 98.2 97.1 96.0 98.5 96.5 98.3 96.9
Informal 3.2 3.7 1.8 2.9 4.0 1.5 3.5 1.7 3.1
Total 94.7 95.5 95.3 96.2 94.6 95.7 83.1 93.0 95.1
Seats Won
ALP 17 8 6 3 3 3 . . 1 41
LP(a) 20 19 8 8 4 2 . . . . 61
CP 9 5 4 . . 2 . . 1 . . 21
Others . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Total 46 33 18 11 9 5 1 1 124
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1969
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 438 667 1 809 549 953 564 624 626 484 128 211 220 21 186 63 293 6 606 233
Votes
ALP 1 074 916 689 515 430 403 303 419 222 709 105 556 5 204 39 070 2 870 792
LP(a) 760 612 626 474 245 159 245 287 160 473 72 490 . . 15 492 2 125 987
CP 220 539 113 958 152 041 . . 28 413 . . 8 281 . . 523 232
DLP 75 905 180 205 60 841 17 930 24 461 8 635 . . . . 367 977
AP 25 590 13 473 1 550 4 637 4 676 1 069 . . 2 651 53 646
Others 96 626 44 249 2 592 7 884 4 355 12 672 3 629 477 172 484
Formal 2 254 188 1 667 874 892 586 579 157 445 087 200 422 17 114 57 690 6 114 118
Informal 53 811 56 724 11 463 20 562 11 699 3 538 613 1 083 159 493
Total 2 307 999 1 724 598 904 049 599 719 456 786 203 960 17 727 58 773 6 273 611
Percent
ALP 47.7 41.3 48.2 52.4 50.0 52.7 30.4 67.7 47.0
LP(a) 33.7 37.6 27.5 42.4 36.1 36.2 . . 26.9 34.8
CP 9.8 6.8 17.0 . . 6.4 . . 48.4 . . 8.6
DLP 3.4 10.8 6.8 3.1 5.5 4.3 . . . . 6.0
AP 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.1 0.5 . . 4.6 0.9
Others 4.3 2.7 0.3 1.4 1.0 6.3 21.2 0.8 2.8
Formal 97.7 96.7 98.7 96.6 97.4 98.3 96.5 98.2 97.5
Informal 2.3 3.3 1.3 3.4 2.6 1.7 3.5 1.8 2.5
Total 94.6 95.3 94.8 96.0 94.4 96.6 83.7 92.9 95.0
Seats Won
ALP 22 11 7 8 6 4 . . 1 59
LP(a) 15 18 7 4 1 1 . . . . 46
CP 8 5 4 . . 2 . . 1 . . 20
Total 45 34 18 12 9 5 1 1 125
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1972
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 581 069 1 929 354 1 022 022 671 081 537 240 219 644 29 929 83 591 7 073 930
Votes
ALP 1 252 047 854 201 449 620 317 646 226 398 123 814 9 676 40 147 3 273 549
LP(a) 722 937 606 273 242 752 259 341 193 060 73 166 . . 17 556 2 115 085
CP 235 132 134 158 187 057 13 991 40 831 . . 11 657 . . 622 826
DLP 84 322 150 824 53 319 23 052 22 054 10 086 . . 2 758 346 415
AP 80 662 38 743 15 741 6 418 5 618 1 076 1 129 10 529 159 916
Others 36 492 22 331 4 412 6 918 3 008 1 915 2 170 6 013 83 259
Formal 2 411 592 1 806 530 952 901 627 366 490 969 210 057 24 632 77 003 6 601 050
Informal 46 750 43 456 19 440 16 845 13 328 3 393 1 176 1 806 146 194
Total 2 458 342 1 849 986 972 341 644 211 504 297 213 450 25 808 78 809 6 747 244
Percent
ALP 51.9 47.3 47.2 50.6 46.1 58.9 39.3 52.1 49.6
LP(a) 30.0 33.6 25.5 41.3 39.3 34.8 . . 22.8 32.0
CP 9.8 7.4 19.6 2.2 8.3 . . 47.3 . . 9.4
DLP 3.5 8.3 5.6 3.7 4.5 4.8 . . 3.6 5.2
AP 3.3 2.1 1.7 1.0 1.1 0.5 4.6 13.7 2.4
Others 1.5 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 8.8 7.8 1.3
Formal 98.1 97.7 98.0 97.4 97.4 98.4 95.4 97.7 97.8
Informal 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.6 4.6 2.3 2.2
Total 95.2 95.9 95.1 96.0 93.9 97.2 86.2 94.3 95.4
Seats Won
ALP 28 14 8 7 4 5 . . 1 67
LP(a) 10 14 6 5 3 . . . . . . 38
CP 7 6 4 . . 2 . . 1 . . 20
Total 45 34 18 12 9 5 1 1 125
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1974
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 834 558 2 161 474 1 154 762 750 308 612 016 246 596 36 480 101 455 7 897 649
Votes
ALP 1 400 255 970 236 476 710 341 563 261 107 128 787 13 397 52 055 3 644 110
LP(a) 887 202 738 236 330 365 256 904 233 240 103 701 . . 33 320 2 582 968
CP(b) 282 169 151 707 255 659 28 903 60 325 . . 14 514 3 300 796 577
AP 77 507 50 025 18 808 14 267 7 016 423 . . 4 130 172 176
DLP . . 104 974 . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 974
LM . . . . . . 57 817 . . . . . . . . 57 817
Others 10 959 12 082 1 741 2 669 1 726 767 1 557 883 32 384
Formal 2 658 092 2 027 260 1 083 283 702 123 563 414 233 678 29 468 93 688 7 391 006
Informal 44 811 43 633 15 118 20 311 14 575 4 213 852 1 249 144 762
Total 2 702 903 2 070 893 1 098 401 722 434 577 989 237 891 30 320 94 937 7 535 768
Percent
ALP 52.7 47.9 44.0 48.6 46.3 55.1 45.5 55.6 49.3
LP(a) 33.4 36.4 30.5 36.6 41.4 44.4 . . 35.6 34.9
CP(b) 10.6 7.5 23.6 4.1 10.7 . . 49.3 3.5 10.8
AP 2.9 2.5 1.7 2.0 1.2 0.2 . . 4.4 2.3
DLP . . 5.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
LM . . . . . . 8.2 . . . . . . . . 0.8
Others 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 5.3 0.9 0.4
Formal 98.3 97.9 98.6 97.2 97.5 98.2 97.2 98.7 98.1
Informal 1.7 2.1 1.4 2.8 2.5 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.9
Total 95.4 95.8 95.1 96.3 94.4 96.5 83.1 93.6 95.4
Seats Won
ALP 25 16 6 7 5 5 . . 2 66
LP(a) 11 12 7 5 5 . . . . . . 40
NP(b) 9 6 5 . . . . . . 1 . . 21
Total 45 34 18 12 10 5 1 2 127
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
(b) Includes NP in Queensland and NA in Western Australia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1975
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 961 698 2 234 858 1 206 231 789 004 658 419 255 402 40 885 115 916 8 262 413
Votes
ALP 1 260 335 882 842 439 405 316 006 244 404 105 324 12 944 51 744 3 313 004
LP 1 100 672 887 685 370 041 365 353 326 679 131 002 . . 50 727 3 232 159
NCP(a) 326 124 186 667 303 107 4 070 30 727 3 248 15 976 . . 869 919
AP 10 931 21 473 . . 525 . . . . 701 . . 33 630
DLP . . 101 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 750
LM . . . . . . 45 968 . . . . . . 3 516 49 484
Others 74 058 17 280 21 041 9 246 7 240 2 550 . . 840 132 632
Formal 2 772 120 2 097 697 1 133 594 741 168 609 050 242 124 29 621 107 204 7 732 578
Informal 52 760 42 008 14 604 18 201 14 334 4 570 996 1 822 149 295
Total 2 824 880 2 139 705 1 148 198 759 369 623 384 246 694 30 617 109 026 7 881 873
Percent
ALP 45.5 42.1 38.8 42.6 40.1 43.5 43.7 48.3 42.8
LP 39.7 42.3 32.6 49.3 53.6 54.1 . . 47.3 41.8
NCP(a) 11.8 8.9 26.7 0.5 5.0 1.3 53.9 . . 11.3
AP 0.4 1.0 . . 0.1 . . . . 2.4 . . 0.4
DLP . . 4.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3
LM . . . . . . 6.2 . . . . . . 3.3 0.6
Others 2.7 0.8 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 . . 0.8 1.7
Formal 98.1 98.0 98.7 97.6 97.7 98.1 96.7 98.3 98.1
Informal 1.9 2.0 1.3 2.4 2.3 1.9 3.3 1.7 1.9
Total 95.4 95.7 95.2 96.2 94.7 96.6 74.9 94.1 95.4
Seats Won
ALP 17 10 1 6 1 . . . . 1 36
LP 19 19 9 6 9 5 . . 1 68
NCP(a) 9 5 8 . . . . . . 1 . . 23
Total 45 34 18 12 10 5 1 2 127
(a) Includes CP in New South Wales, NP in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, and CLP in Northern Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1977
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 051 238 2 289 926 1 258 724 824 205 690 919 262 114 44 295 127 358 8 548 779
Votes
ALP 1 201 560 791 083 443 221 322 883 205 793 103 877 14 811 57 823 3 141 051
LP 1 018 257 842 545 326 135 340 383 307 699 134 687 . . 48 190 3 017 896
NCP(a) 320 051 120 032 305 275 6 065 25 559 . . 16 462 . . 793 444
DEM 239 808 250 943 77 169 85 578 70 590 8 255 2 478 8 544 743 365
DLP . . 113 271 . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 271
Others 54 109 9 652 23 863 2 299 22 383 . . 987 534 113 827
Formal 2 833 785 2 127 526 1 175 663 757 208 632 024 246 819 34 738 115 091 7 922 854
Informal 65 660 62 381 18 212 26 461 21 560 6 579 1 244 2 811 204 908
Total 2 899 445 2 189 907 1 193 875 783 669 653 584 253 398 35 982 117 902 8 127 762
Percent
ALP 42.4 37.2 37.7 42.6 32.6 42.1 42.6 50.2 39.6
LP 35.9 39.6 27.7 45.0 48.7 54.6 . . 41.9 38.1
NCP(a) 11.3 5.6 26.0 0.8 4.0 . . 47.4 . . 10.0
DEM 8.5 11.8 6.6 11.3 11.2 3.3 7.1 7.4 9.4
DLP . . 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
Others 1.9 0.5 2.0 0.3 3.5 . . 2.8 0.5 1.4
Formal 97.7 97.2 98.5 96.6 96.7 97.4 96.5 97.6 97.5
Informal 2.3 2.8 1.5 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.5 2.4 2.5
Total 95.0 95.6 94.8 95.1 94.6 96.7 81.2 92.6 95.1
Seats Won
ALP 17 10 3 6 1 . . . . 1 38
LP 18 20 9 5 9 5 . . 1 67
NCP(a) 8 3 7 . . . . . . 1 . . 19
Total 43 33 19 11 10 5 1 2 124
(a) Includes NP in Queensland and CLP in Northern Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1980
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 184 997 2 415 472 1 356 589 849 899 751 260 273 752 55 342 136 281 9 023 592
Votes
ALP 1 357 557 1 016 617 535 800 348 649 286 529 118 341 17 426 68 916 3 749 565
LP 1 044 190 874 395 342 153 348 981 317 636 133 141 . . 48 016 3 108 512
NCP(a) 307 400 109 506 273 637 10 937 15 837 . . 18 805 . . 736 122
DEM 166 143 183 212 66 502 68 857 48 076 3 722 2 509 7 001 546 032
DLP . . 25 456 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 456
Others 53 164 24 670 34 609 6 780 13 328 1 310 4 432 1 577 139 870
Formal 2 928 454 2 233 856 1 252 701 784 204 681 136 256 524 43 172 125 510 8 305 557
Informal 70 742 61 920 22 513 22 491 18 821 6 965 2 231 2 752 208 435
Total 2 999 196 2 295 776 1 275 214 806 695 699 957 263 489 45 403 128 262 8 513 992
Percent
ALP 46.4 45.5 42.8 44.5 42.0 46.1 40.4 54.9 45.1
LP 35.7 39.1 27.3 44.5 46.6 51.9 . . 38.3 37.4
NCP(a) 10.5 4.9 21.8 1.4 2.3 . . 43.6 . . 8.9
DEM 5.7 8.2 5.3 8.8 7.1 1.5 5.8 5.6 6.6
DLP . . 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3
Others 1.8 1.1 2.8 0.9 2.0 0.5 10.3 1.3 1.7
Formal 97.6 97.3 98.2 97.2 97.3 97.4 95.1 97.9 97.6
Informal 2.4 2.7 1.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 4.9 2.1 2.4
Total 94.2 95.0 94.0 94.9 93.2 96.3 82.0 94.1 94.4
Seats Won
ALP 18 17 5 6 3 . . . . 2 51
LP 16 13 7 5 8 5 . . . . 54
NCP(a) 9 3 7 . . . . . . 1 . . 20
Total 43 33 19 11 11 5 1 2 125
(a) Includes NP in Victoria and Queensland and CLP in Northern
Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1983
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 247 827 2 495 392 1 472 462 880 455 798 973 282 230 57 320 137 405 9 372 064
Votes
ALP 1 512 012 1 182 118 621 146 393 971 378 545 106 647 20 764 82 189 4 297 392
LP 951 810 869 542 328 530 342 821 304 677 145 393 . . 41 213 2 983 986
NP(a) 330 657 114 065 319 647 8 762 5 999 . . 20 479 . . 799 609
DEM 144 633 133 183 62 637 56 510 29 273 9 458 1 571 . . 437 265
DLP . . 17 318 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 318
Others 77 470 13 139 14 429 12 255 10 136 3 270 1 779 5 229 149 293
Formal 3 016 582 2 340 951 1 346 389 814 319 728 630 264 768 44 593 128 631 8 684 863
Informal 66 473 52 780 17 790 22 380 14 685 6 232 2 070 2 902 185 312
Total 3 083 055 2 393 731 1 364 179 836 699 743 315 271 000 46 663 131 533 8 870 175
Percent
ALP 50.1 50.5 46.1 48.4 52.0 40.3 46.6 63.9 49.5
LP 31.6 37.1 24.4 42.1 41.8 54.9 . . 32.0 34.4
NP(a) 11.0 4.9 23.7 1.1 0.8 . . 45.9 . . 9.2
DEM 4.8 5.7 4.7 6.9 4.0 3.6 3.5 . . 5.0
DLP . . 0.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2
Others 2.6 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.2 4.0 4.1 1.7
Formal 97.8 97.8 98.7 97.3 98.0 97.7 95.6 97.8 97.9
Informal 2.2 2.2 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 4.4 2.2 2.1
Total 94.9 95.9 92.6 95.0 93.0 96.0 81.4 95.7 94.6
Seats Won
ALP 24 23 10 7 8 . . 1 2 75
LP 11 7 3 4 3 5 . . . . 33
NP 8 3 6 . . . . . . . . . . 17
Total 43 33 19 11 11 5 1 2 125
(a) Includes NCP in Western Australia and CLP in Northern Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1984
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 424 032 2 614 383 1 555 600 906 278 859 623 290 028 68 857 150 416 9 869 217
Votes
ALP 1 458 856 1 117 874 605 804 367 915 359 810 113 094 25 140 71 637 4 120 130
LP(a) 990 464 842 423 263 518 337 253 341 500 133 173 27 335 43 225 2 978 891
NP 318 458 145 435 435 832 11 609 9 817 . . . . . . 921 151
DEM 178 806 115 172 66 243 61 822 27 598 10 432 1 906 10 225 472 204
DLP . . 49 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 121
Others 76 518 14 508 3 635 6 311 7 949 3 747 1 581 9 206 123 455
Formal 3 023 102 2 284 533 1 375 032 784 910 746 674 260 446 55 962 134 293 8 664 952
Informal 198 648 202 740 67 586 74 719 59 799 16 864 2 909 7 204 630 469
Total 3 221 750 2 487 273 1 442 618 859 629 806 473 277 310 58 871 141 497 9 295 421
Percent
ALP 48.3 48.9 44.1 46.9 48.2 43.4 44.9 53.3 47.5
LP(a) 32.8 36.9 19.2 43.0 45.7 51.1 48.8 32.2 34.4
NP 10.5 6.4 31.7 1.5 1.3 . . . . . . 10.6
DEM 5.9 5.0 4.8 7.9 3.7 4.0 3.4 7.6 5.4
DLP . . 2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6
Others 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.8 6.9 1.4
Formal 93.8 91.8 95.3 91.3 92.6 93.9 95.1 94.9 93.2
Informal 6.2 8.2 4.7 8.7 7.4 6.1 4.9 5.1 6.8
Total 94.1 95.0 92.7 94.9 93.8 95.6 85.5 94.1 94.2
Seats Won
ALP 29 25 9 8 9 . . . . 2 82
LP(a) 12 11 7 5 4 5 1 . . 45
NP 10 3 8 . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total 51 39 24 13 13 5 1 2 148
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1987
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 555 060 2 698 034 1 707 161 942 880 906 677 300 763 79 921 162 717 10 353 213
Votes
ALP 1 438 985 1 139 337 683 640 367 045 377 493 118 077 28 195 79 791 4 232 563
LP(a) 1 059 597 922 680 319 607 350 218 332 266 140 217 21 668 44 806 3 191 059
NP 375 443 154 088 438 627 30 928 54 871 . . 10 273 . . 1 064 230
DEM 201 924 163 160 74 215 64 163 27 302 16 371 . . 10 124 557 259
DLP . . 3 334 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 334
Others 109 971 44 361 4 402 11 528 3 112 . . . . 13 267 186 641
Formal 3 185 920 2 426 960 1 520 491 823 882 795 044 274 665 60 136 147 988 9 235 086
Informal 152 696 134 415 53 622 60 536 55 776 14 297 3 684 5 328 480 354
Total 3 338 616 2 561 375 1 574 113 884 418 850 820 288 962 63 820 153 316 9 715 440
Percent
ALP 45.1 46.9 45.0 44.6 47.5 43.0 46.9 53.9 45.8
LP(a) 33.3 38.0 21.0 42.5 41.8 51.1 36.0 30.3 34.6
NP 11.8 6.3 28.8 3.8 6.9 . . 17.1 . . 11.5
DEM 6.3 6.7 4.9 7.8 3.4 6.0 . . 6.8 6.0
DLP . . 0.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Others 3.5 1.8 0.3 1.4 0.4 . . . . 9.0 2.0
Formal 95.4 94.8 96.6 93.2 93.4 95.1 94.2 96.5 95.1
Informal 4.6 5.2 3.4 6.8 6.6 4.9 5.8 3.5 4.9
Total 93.9 94.9 92.2 93.8 93.8 96.1 79.9 94.2 93.8
Seats Won
ALP 28 24 13 8 9 1 1 2 86
LP 13 12 5 5 4 4 . . . . 43
NP 10 3 6 . . . . . . . . . . 19
Total 51 39 24 13 13 5 1 2 148
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1990
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 630 844 2 782 157 1 804 833 966 431 982 900 310 076 78 994 172 200 10 728 435
Votes
ALP 1 380 780 951 674 695 291 339 218 316 186 115 053 34 106 71 830 3 904 138
LP(a) 975 083 1 018 740 476 560 381 172 392 870 140 722 27 668 55 755 3 468 570
NP 377 687 154 069 280 120 . . 21 681 . . . . . . 833 557
DEM 342 540 319 149 193 817 135 546 75 197 24 876 . . 23 091 1 114 216
Greens 50 685 . . 10 054 1 878 67 164 6 367 . . 6 069 142 217
CTA 21 646 52 554 . . 22 297 . . . . . . . . 96 497
DLP . . 2 564 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 564
Others 206 250 68 380 15 755 13 643 21 601 2 486 6 483 3 317 337 915
Formal 3 354 671 2 267 130 1 671 597 893 754 894 699 298 504 68 257 160 062 9 899 674
Informal 108 134 94 334 38 065 34 143 34 418 9 774 2 387 4 871 326 126
Total 3 462 805 2 661 464 1 709 662 972 897 929 117 299 278 70 644 164 933 10 225 800
Percent
ALP 41.2 37.1 41.6 38.0 35.3 39.7 50.0 44.9 39.4
LP(a) 29.1 39.7 28.5 42.6 43.9 48.6 40.5 34.8 35.0
NP 11.2 6.0 16.8 . . 2.4 . . . . . . 8.4
DEM 10.2 12.4 11.6 15.2 8.4 8.6 . . 14.4 11.3
Greens 1.5 . . 0.6 0.2 7.5 2.2 . . 3.8 1.4
CTA 0.6 2.0 . . 2.5 . . . . . . . . 1.0
DLP . . 0.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Others 6.1 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.8 9.5 2.1 3.4
Formal 96.9 96.5 97.8 96.3 96.3 96.7 96.6 97.0 96.8
Informal 3.1 3.5 2.2 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.2
Total 95.4 95.7 94.7 96.0 94.5 96.5 89.4 95.8 95.3
Seats Won
ALP 30 14 15 7 8 1 1 2 78
LP 12 21 6 6 6 4 . . . . 55
NP 8 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . 14
Others 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Total 51 38 24 13 14 5 1 2 148
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1993
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 814 932 2 932 640 1 971 729 1 014 400 1 038 968 327 919 91 563 192 487 11 384 638
Votes
ALP 1 714 512 1 273 974 739 862 358 707 381 143 143 621 43 578 95 993 4 751 390
LP(a) 1 127 291 1 102 965 571 226 421 687 474 743 129 132 35 207 61 535 3 923 786
NP 346 191 137 470 269 152 2 878 2 345 . . . . . . 758 036
DEM 99 817 101 185 74 278 71 981 31 791 7 653 . . 10 355 397 060
Greens 50 052 3 317 58 502 1 496 55 907 24 319 . . 3 109 196 702
CTA 21 764 13 289 . . 8 134 5 409 871 . . . . 49 467
Others 188 851 110 615 114 304 58 792 17 255 1 544 . . 8 977 500 338
Formal 3 548 478 2 742 815 1 827 324 923 675 968 593 307 140 78 785 179 969 10 576 779
Informal 113 664 79 811 49 135 39 088 24 992 8 634 2 518 6 240 324 082
Total 3 662 142 2 822 626 1 876 459 962 763 993 585 315 774 81 303 186 209 10 900 861
Percent
ALP 48.3 46.4 40.5 38.8 39.4 46.8 55.3 53.3 44.9
LP(a) 31.8 40.2 31.3 45.7 49.0 42.0 44.7 34.2 37.1
NP 9.8 5.0 14.7 0.3 0.2 . . . . . . 7.2
DEM 2.8 3.7 4.1 7.8 3.3 2.5 . . 5.8 3.8
Greens 1.4 0.1 3.2 0.2 5.8 7.9 . . 1.7 1.9
CTA 0.6 0.5 . . 0.9 0.6 0.3 . . . . 0.5
Others 5.3 4.0 6.2 6.4 1.8 0.5 . . 5.0 4.7
Formal 96.9 97.2 97.4 95.9 97.5 97.3 96.9 96.6 97.0
Informal 3.1 2.8 2.6 4.1 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.0
Total 96.0 96.2 95.2 94.9 95.6 96.3 88.8 96.7 95.8
Seats Won
ALP 33 17 13 4 6 4 1 2 80
LP 8 17 7 8 8 1 . . . . 49
NP 8 3 5 . . . . . . . . . . 16
Others 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total 50 38 25 12 14 5 1 2 147
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 955 782 2 972 758 2 091 384 1 001 006 1 088 483 329 271 98 800 203 170 11 740 654
Votes
ALP 1 453 542 1 190 404 639 510 320 678 347 583 137 607 36 994 91 447 4 217 765
LP(a)(b) 1 229 423 1 106 556 757 621 460 246 440 647 138 087 38 302 78 109 4 248 991
NP 443 542 128 091 306 986 . . 13 333 1 218 . . . . 893 170
DEM 240 255 203 892 129 244 93 899 55 862 12 696 . . . . 735 848
Greens 95 609 52 810 47 379 27 146 53 101 19 689 5 324 16 596 317 654
AFI 52 128 16 914 1 258 1 780 943 . . . . . . 73 023
CTA 34 108 8 081 494 . . . . . . . . . . 42 683
Others 125 602 66 573 45 678 16 970 89 487 1 274 4 423 4 711 354 718
Formal 3 674 209 2 773 321 1 928 170 920 719 1 000 956 310 571 85 043 190 863 10 883 852
Informal 138 157 83 615 50 605 39 172 32 616 7 472 2 985 5 543 360 165
Total 3 812 366 2 856 936 1 978 775 959 891 1 033 572 318 043 88 028 196 406 11 244 017
Percent
ALP 39.6 42.9 33.2 34.8 34.7 44.3 43.5 47.9 38.8
LP(a)(b) 33.5 39.9 39.3 50.0 44.0 44.5 45.0 40.9 39.0
NP 12.1 4.6 15.9 . . 1.3 0.4 . . . . 8.2
DEM 6.5 7.4 6.7 10.2 5.6 4.1 . . . . 6.8
Greens 2.6 1.9 2.5 2.9 5.3 6.3 6.3 8.7 2.9
AFI 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 . . . . . . 0.7
CTA 0.9 0.3 0.0 . . . . . . . . . . 0.4
Others 3.4 2.4 2.4 1.8 8.9 0.4 5.2 2.5 3.3
Formal 96.4 97.1 97.4 95.9 96.8 97.7 96.6 97.2 96.8
Informal 3.6 2.9 2.6 4.1 3.2 2.3 3.4 2.8 3.2
Total 96.4 96.1 94.6 95.9 95.0 96.6 89.1 96.7 95.6
Seats Won
ALP 20 16 2 2 3 3 . . 3 49
LP 19 19 17 10 8 2 1 . . 76
NP 10 2 6 . . . . . . . . . . 18
Others 1 . . 1 . . 3 . . . . . . 5
Total 50 37 26 12 14 5 1 3 148
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
(b) Includes votes for disendorsed Liberal Party candidate in Division of Oxley (Qld).
SENATE ELECTION 1949
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 1 916 746 1 369 821 697 029 434 320 315 771 161 540 4 895 227
Votes
ALP 713 122 533 380 270 068 176 795 125 067 63 524 1 881 956
LP/CP(a) 841 367 574 623 322 490 169 654 133 369 71 944 2 113 447
Others 71 507 65 250 19 188 25 105 12 835 3 237 197 122
Formal 1 625 996 1 173 253 611 746 371 554 271 271 138 705 4 192 525
Informal 222 576 140 541 46 861 48 883 30 058 16 356 505 275
Total 1 848 572 1 313 794 658 607 420 437 301 329 155 061 4 697 800
Percent
ALP 43.9 45.5 44.1 47.6 46.1 45.8 44.9
LP/CP(a) 51.7 49.0 52.7 45.7 49.2 51.9 50.4
Others 4.4 5.6 3.1 6.8 4.7 2.3 4.7
Formal 88.0 89.3 92.9 88.4 90.0 89.5 89.2
Informal 12.0 10.7 7.1 11.6 10.0 10.5 10.8
Total 96.4 95.9 94.5 96.8 95.4 96.0 96.0
Senators Elected
ALP 3 3 3 4 3 3 19
LP(a) 3 3 3 3 3 4 19
CP(a) 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 4
Total 7 7 7 7 7 7 42
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western
Australia and CDL in Western Australia.
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 1 941 327 1 388 116 710 518 440 454 318 260 164 000 4 962 675
Votes
ALP 760 388 622 891 259 070 199 544 121 268 66 590 2 029 751
LP/CP(a) 813 842 594 282 366 760 200 016 150 747 73 040 2 198 687
Others 143 280 24 279 19 227 3 241 5 194 578 195 799
Formal 1 717 510 1 241 452 645 057 402 801 277 209 140 108 4 424 237
Informal 146 729 90 887 31 793 24 792 27 117 18 360 339 678
Total 1 864 239 1 332 339 676 850 427 593 304 326 158 568 4 763 915
Percent
ALP 44.3 50.2 40.2 49.5 43.7 47.5 45.9
LP/CP(a) 47.4 47.9 56.9 49.7 54.4 52.1 49.7
Others 8.3 1.9 3.0 0.8 1.9 0.4 4.4
Formal 92.1 93.2 95.3 94.2 91.1 88.4 92.9
Informal 7.9 6.8 4.7 5.8 8.9 11.6 7.1
Total 96.0 96.0 95.3 97.1 95.6 96.7 96.0
Senators Elected
ALP 5 5 4 5 4 5 28
LP(a) 4 4 4 5 4 5 26
CP(a) 1 1 2 . . 2 . . 6
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 60
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western
Australia and CDL in Western Australia.
SENATE ELECTION 1953
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 1 979 594 1 411 511 725 464 453 496 329 192 168 496 5 067 753
Votes
ALP 948 920 644 123 299 268 219 628 141 416 70 613 2 323 968
LP/CP(a) 752 267 563 265 322 214 189 105 139 804 73 283 2 039 938
Others 98 103 57 564 47 637 7 553 6 917 9 909 227 683
Formal 1 799 290 1 264 952 669 119 416 286 288 137 153 805 4 591 589
Informal 74 231 75 159 18 110 21 297 22 322 8 256 219 375
Total 1 873 521 1 340 111 687 229 437 583 310 459 162 061 4 810 964
Percent
ALP 52.7 50.9 44.7 52.8 49.1 45.9 50.6
LP/CP(a) 41.8 44.5 48.1 45.4 48.5 47.6 44.4
Others 5.5 4.6 7.1 1.8 2.4 6.4 5.0
Formal 96.0 94.4 97.4 95.1 92.8 94.9 95.4
Informal 4.0 5.6 2.6 4.9 7.2 5.1 4.6
Total 94.6 94.9 94.7 96.5 94.3 96.2 94.9
Senators Elected(b)
ALP 3 3 2 3 3 3 17
LP(a) 2 2 2 2 2 3 13
CP(a) . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 2
Total 5 5 5 5 6 6 32
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western
Australia and CDL in Western Australia.
(b) Casual vacancies to be filled in Western Australia and Tasmania.
SENATE ELECTION 1955
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 1 996 381 1 444 035 752 645 462 747 343 013 173 622 5 172 443
Votes
ALP 760 039 413 177 282 572 176 323 115 367 55 857 1 803 335
LP(a) 840 718 537 631 370 529 189 512 130 444 64 776 2 161 460
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 27 850 . . (c)
ACL . . 209 875 . . 35 098 10 077 16 017 271 067
Others 133 506 20 471 28 272 4 092 9 413 9 409 205 163
Formal 1 734 263 1 181 154 681 373 405 025 293 151 146 059 4 441 025
Informal 166 433 184 229 28 883 39 802 32 612 21 110 473 069
Total 1 900 696 1 365 383 710 256 444 827 325 763 167 169 4 914 094
Percent
ALP 43.8 35.0 41.5 43.5 39.3 38.2 40.6
LP(a) 48.5 45.5 54.4 46.8 44.5 44.3 48.8
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 9.5 . . (c)
ACL . . 17.8 . . 8.7 3.4 11.0 6.1
Others 7.7 1.7 4.2 1.0 3.2 6.4 4.6
Formal 91.2 86.5 95.9 91.1 90.0 87.4 90.4
Informal 8.8 13.5 4.1 8.9 10.0 12.6 9.6
Total 95.2 94.6 94.4 96.1 95.0 96.3 95.0
Senators Elected
ALP 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
LP(a) 2 1 2 3 2 3 13
CP(b) 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 4
ACL . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1
Total 5 5 5 5 5 5 30
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western
Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
(c) Included with LP.
SENATE ELECTION 1958
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 2 064 304 1 504 910 784 354 490 930 361 409 178 717 5 384 624
Votes
ALP 761 767 549 481 282 284 205 380 111 499 62 616 1 973 027
LP(a) 752 362 570 567 325 224 195 929 126 230 61 130 2 084 193
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 52 751 . . (c)
DLP(d) 83 636 162 799 73 037 23 310 19 088 25 922 387 792
Others 122 529 15 240 10 967 12 536 2 803 2 972 167 047
Formal 1 720 294 1 298 087 691 512 437 155 312 371 152 640 4 612 059
Informal 244 828 142 416 53 431 36 677 32 427 19 271 529 050
Total 1 965 122 1 440 503 744 943 473 832 344 798 171 911 5 141 109
Percent
ALP 44.3 42.3 40.8 47.0 35.7 41.0 42.8
LP(a) 43.7 43.9 47.0 44.8 40.4 40.0 45.2
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 16.9 . . (c)
DLP(d) 4.9 12.5 10.6 5.3 6.1 17.0 8.4
Others 7.1 1.2 1.6 2.9 0.9 1.9 3.6
Formal 87.5 90.1 92.8 92.3 90.6 88.8 89.7
Informal 12.5 9.9 7.2 7.7 9.4 11.2 10.3
Total 95.2 95.7 95.0 96.5 95.4 96.2 95.5
Senators Elected(e)
ALP 3 3 2 3 2 2 15
LP(a) 2 3 2 2 2 2 13
CP(b) 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 3
DLP(d) . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Total 6 6 5 5 5 5 32
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western
Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
(c) Included with LP.
(d) Includes QLP in Queensland.
(e) Casual vacancies to be filled in New South Wales and Victoria.
SENATE ELECTION 1961
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 2 146 793 1 586 701 826 128 521 490 384 917 185 532 5 651 561
Votes
ALP 848 171 556 899 302 444 236 526 140 052 67 247 2 151 339
LP(a) 728 657 549 796 317 243 205 653 128 419 64 220 2 025 078
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 31 090 . . (c)
DLP(d) 138 700 191 121 84 112 25 849 23 960 8 836 472 578
Others 67 204 54 794 12 079 5 000 4 649 19 542 163 268
Formal 1 782 732 1 352 610 715 878 473 028 328 170 159 845 4 812 263
Informal 260 445 162 398 66 798 28 284 36 437 17 725 572 087
Total 2 043 177 1 515 008 782 676 501 312 364 607 177 570 5 384 350
Percent
ALP 47.6 41.2 42.2 50.0 42.7 42.1 44.7
LP(a) 40.9 40.6 44.3 43.5 39.1 40.2 42.1
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 19.5 . . (c)
DLP(d) 7.8 14.1 11.7 5.5 7.3 5.5 9.8
Others 3.8 4.1 1.7 1.1 1.4 12.2 3.4
Formal 87.3 89.3 91.5 94.4 90.0 90.0 89.4
Informal 12.7 10.7 8.5 5.6 10.0 10.0 10.6
Total 95.2 95.5 94.7 96.1 94.7 95.7 95.3
Senators Elected(e)
ALP 3 2 2 3 2 2 14
LP 1 2 2 3 2 2 12
CP 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 4
Others . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Total 5 5 5 6 5 5 31
(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.
(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.
(c) Included with LP.
(d) Includes QLP in Queensland.
(e) Casual vacancy to be filled in South Australia.
SENATE ELECTION 1964
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 2 225 466 1 650 479 852 741 551 341 408 549 192 376 5 880 952
Votes
ALP 899 087 606 134 324 578 248 956 141 038 88 877 2 308 670
LP(a) 937 282 612 104 324 310 221 289 140 015 64 722 2 362 081
CP (b) (b) (b) . . 62 359 . . (b)
DLP 93 615 199 707 89 936 11 680 14 527 24 046 433 511
Others 26 325 14 944 12 563 7 118 3 033 805 64 788
Formal 1 956 309 1 432 889 751 387 489 043 360 972 178 450 5 169 050
Informal 129 675 131 549 57 903 39 421 22 910 6 472 387 930
Total 2 085 984 1 564 438 809 290 528 464 383 882 184 922 5 556 980
Percent
ALP 46.0 42.3 43.2 50.9 39.1 49.8 44.7
LP(a) 47.9 42.7 43.2 45.2 38.8 36.3 45.7
CP (b) (b) (b) . . 17.3 . . (b)
DLP 4.8 13.4 12.0 2.4 4.0 13.5 8.4
Others 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.4 1.3
Formal 93.8 91.6 92.8 92.5 94.0 96.5 93.0
Informal 6.2 8.4 7.2 7.5 6.0 3.5 7.0
Total 93.7 94.8 94.9 95.9 94.0 96.1 94.5
Senators Elected
ALP 2 2 2 3 2 3 14
LP(a) 2 2 1 2 2 2 11
CP 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 3
DLP . . 1 1 . . . . . . 2
Total 5 5 5 5 5 5 30
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
(b) Included with LP.
SENATE ELECTION 1967
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 2 328 345 1 726 681 899 836 594 480 441 957 200 622 6 191 921
Votes
ALP 989 552 622 404 369 304 255 513 179 833 73 384 2 489 990
LP(a) 891 751 629 367 348 939 252 816 131 239 66 399 2 365 373
CP (b) (b) (b) . . 44 862 . . (b)
DLP 96 927 267 495 110 310 18 885 30 587 15 802 540 006
Others 69 395 24 317 . . 8 745 4 051 28 011 134 519
Formal 2 047 625 1 543 583 828 553 535 959 390 572 183 596 5 529 888
Informal 151 700 110 694 26 440 32 864 27 832 9 711 359 241
Total 2 199 325 1 654 277 854 993 568 823 418 404 193 307 5 889 129
Percent
ALP 48.3 40.3 44.6 47.7 46.0 40.0 45.0
LP(a) 43.5 40.8 42.1 47.2 33.6 36.2 42.8
CP (b) (b) (b) . . 11.5 . . (b)
DLP 4.7 17.3 13.3 3.5 7.8 8.6 9.8
Others 3.4 1.6 . . 1.6 1.0 15.3 2.4
Formal 93.1 93.3 96.9 94.2 93.3 95.0 93.9
Informal 6.9 6.7 3.1 5.8 6.7 5.0 6.1
Total 94.5 95.8 95.0 95.7 94.7 96.4 95.1
Senators Elected
ALP 3 2 2 2 2 2 13
LP(a) 1 1 1 3 2 2 10
CP 1 1 1 . . 1 . . 4
DLP . . 1 1 . . . . . . 2
Others . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Total 5 5 5 5 5 5 30
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
(b) Included with LP.
SENATE ELECTION 1970
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 2 455 958 1 848 117 958 449 639 807 497 066 212 345 6 611 742
Votes
ALP 939 721 565 098 350 034 251 117 184 648 85 597 2 376 215
LP(a) 786 229 588 817 311 905 233 054 109 890 59 712 2 149 023
CP (b) (b) (b) . . 59 416 . . (b)
DLP 144 544 294 413 136 850 17 902 23 938 7 495 625 142
AP 113 174 45 093 . . 5 076 . . . . 163 343
Others 80 798 50 689 36 039 59 813 49 944 37 827 315 110
Formal 2 064 466 1 544 110 834 828 566 962 427 836 190 631 5 628 833
Informal 231 345 198 865 64 652 42 306 35 162 12 600 584 930
Total 2 295 811 1 742 975 899 480 609 268 462 998 203 231 6 213 763
Percent
ALP 45.5 36.6 41.9 44.3 43.2 44.9 42.2
LP(a) 38.1 38.1 37.4 41.1 25.7 31.3 38.2
CP (b) (b) (b) . . 13.9 . . (b)
DLP 7.0 19.1 16.4 3.2 5.6 3.9 11.1
AP 5.5 2.9 . . 0.9 . . . . 2.9
Others 3.9 3.3 4.3 10.5 11.7 19.8 5.6
Formal 89.9 88.6 92.8 93.1 92.4 93.8 90.6
Informal 10.1 11.4 7.2 6.9 7.6 6.2 9.4
Total 93.5 94.3 93.8 95.2 93.1 95.7 94.0
Senators Elected(c)
ALP 3 2 2 3 2 2 14
LP(a) 2 3 1 2 1 2 11
CP . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 2
DLP 1 1 1 . . . . . . 3
Others . . . . . . . . 1 1 2
Total 6 6 5 5 5 5 32
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
(b) Included with LP.
(c) Causal vacancies to be filled in New South Wales and Victoria.
SENATE ELECTION 1974
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS AUST
Enrolled 2 834 558 2 161 474 1 154 762 750 308 612 016 246 596 7 759 714
Votes
ALP 1 184 993 859 078 451 623 303 461 230 181 97 861 3 127 197
LP(a) 987 711 791 254 519 851 224 049 214 909 77 961 2 901 454
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) 19 959 55 301 10 459 (c)
DLP 67 670 118 728 41 394 5 768 . . 1 783 235 343
AP 40 541 29 456 12 795 6 507 2 808 . . 92 107
LM . . . . . . 63 032 . . . . 63 032
Others 89 170 41 903 6 797 17 467 14 754 23 161 193 252
Formal 2 370 085 1 840 419 1 032 460 640 243 517 953 211 225 6 612 385
Informal 332 818 230 474 65 941 82 191 60 036 26 666 798 126
Total 2 702 903 2 070 893 1 098 401 722 434 577 989 237 891 7 410 511
Percent
ALP 50.0 46.7 43.7 47.4 44.4 46.3 47.3
LP(a) 41.7 43.0 50.4 35.0 41.5 36.9 43.9
CP(b) (c) (c) (c) 3.1 10.7 4.9 (c)
DLP 2.9 6.4 4.0 0.9 . . 0.8 3.6
AP 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.5 . . 1.4
LM . . . . . . 9.8 . . . . 1.0
Others 3.8 2.3 0.7 2.7 2.8 11.0 2.9
Formal 87.7 88.9 94.0 88.6 89.6 88.8 89.2
Informal 12.3 11.1 6.0 11.4 10.4 11.2 10.8
Total 95.4 95.8 95.1 96.3 94.4 96.5 95.5
Senators Elected
ALP 5 5 4 5 5 5 29
LP(a) 4 4 3 4 4 4 23
CP 1 1 3 . . 1 . . 6
LM . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1
Others . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 60
(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.
(b) Includes NP in Queensland and NA in Western Australia.
(c) Included with LP.
SENATE ELECTION 1975
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 2 961 698 2 234 858 1 206 231 789 004 658 419 255 402 40 885 115 916 8 262 413
Votes
ALP 1 123 462 811 773 387 740 277 800 203 151 78 310 10 207 38 867 2 931 310
LP(a) 1 258 859 993 634 603 228 351 818 287 358 108 853 15 519 45 743 3 706 989
NCP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 38 366 3 611 (c) . . (c)
DLP 44 543 115 866 26 833 942 2 865 . . . . . . 191 049
LM 6 218 16 279 4 709 44 136 5 084 . . . . . . 76 426
Others 116 666 28 525 30 699 9 133 12 562 31 545 2 701 20 382 258 939
Formal 2 549 748 1 966 077 1 053 209 683 829 556 112 222 319 28 427 104 992 7 164 713
Informal 275 132 173 628 94 989 75 540 67 272 24 375 2 190 4 034 717 160
Total 2 824 880 2 139 705 1 148 198 759 369 623 384 246 694 30 617 109 026 7 881 873
Percent
ALP 44.1 41.3 36.8 40.6 36.5 35.2 35.9 37.0 40.9
LP(a) 49.4 50.5 57.3 51.4 51.7 49.0 54.6 43.6 51.7
NCP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 6.9 1.6 (c) . . (c)
DLP 1.7 5.9 2.5 0.1 0.5 . . . . . . 2.7
LM 0.2 0.8 0.4 6.5 0.9 . . . . . . 1.1
Others 4.6 1.5 2.9 1.3 2.3 14.2 9.5 19.4 3.6
Formal 90.3 91.9 91.7 90.1 89.2 90.1 92.8 96.3 90.9
Informal 9.7 8.1 8.3 9.9 10.8 9.9 7.2 3.7 9.1
Total 95.4 95.7 95.2 96.2 94.7 96.6 74.9 94.1 95.4
Senators Elected
ALP 5 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 27
LP(a) 4 4 3 5 5 5 . . 1 27
NCP(b) 1 2 3 . . 1 . . 1 . . 8
LM . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1
Others . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 2 64
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
(b) Includes CP in New South Wales, NP in Victoria, Queensland
and Tasmania.
(c) Included with LP.
SENATE ELECTION 1977
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 051 238 2 289 926 1 258 724 824 205 690 919 262 114 44 295 127 358 8 548 779
Votes
ALP 1 050 672 680 673 380 418 258 643 196 781 88 722 13 593 49 374 2 718 876
LP(a) 1 136 215 833 477 564 190 344 351 278 413 117 217 15 463 43 897 3 369 842
NCP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 36 619 . . (c) . . (c)
DEM 218 364 322 493 98 165 78 496 74 912 13 793 2 766 14 561 823 550
DLP . . 123 192 . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 192
Others 215 998 30 601 56 099 20 728 13 433 15 695 1 825 6 368 360 747
Formal 2 621 249 1 990 436 1 098 872 702 218 600 158 235 427 33 647 114 200 7 396 207
Informal 278 196 199 471 95 003 81 451 53 426 17 971 2 335 3 702 731 555
Total 2 899 445 2 189 907 1 193 875 783 669 653 584 253 398 35 982 117 902 8 127 762
Percent
ALP 40.1 34.2 34.6 36.8 32.8 37.7 40.4 43.2 36.8
LP(a) 43.3 41.9 51.3 49.0 46.4 49.8 46.0 38.4 45.6
NCP(b) (c) (c) (c) . . 6.1 . . (c) . . (c)
DEM 8.3 16.2 8.9 11.2 12.5 5.9 8.2 12.8 11.1
DLP . . 6.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7
Others 8.2 1.5 5.1 3.0 2.2 6.7 5.4 5.6 4.9
Formal 90.4 90.9 92.0 89.6 91.8 92.9 93.5 96.9 91.0
Informal 9.6 9.1 8.0 10.4 8.2 7.1 6.5 3.1 9.0
Total 95.0 95.6 94.8 95.1 94.6 96.7 81.2 92.6 95.1
Senators Elected
ALP 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 14
LP(a) 2 2 2 3 3 3 . . 1 16
NCP(b) . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . 2
DEM 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 34
(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.
(b) Includes NP in Queensland.
(c) Included with LP.
SENATE ELECTION 1980
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT AUST
Enrolled 3 184 997 2 415 472 1 356 589 849 899 751 260 273 752 55 342 136 281 9 023 592
Votes
ALP 1 215 796 877 468 445 277 300 420 244 729 86 833 16 384 63 280 3 250 187
LP(a) 1 139 825 831 703 266 407 319 088 283 429 96 098 19 129 46 267 3 344 924
NCP(b) (c) (c) 309 622 7 419 25 937 . . (c) . . (c)
DEM 187 507 231 113 115 429 96 662 58 538 7 780 4 113 10 663 711 805
CTA 118 535 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 535
DLP . . 31 766 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 766
Others 56 195 67 666 20 595 12 747 17 871 53 127 2 452 4 494 235 147
Formal 2 717 858 2 039 716 1 157 330 736 336 630 504 243 838 42 078 124 704 7 692 364
Informal 281 338 256 060 117 884 70 359 69 453 19 651 3 325 3 558 821 628
Total 2 999 196 2 295 776 1 275 214 806 695 699 957 263 489 45 403 128 262 8 513 992
Percent
ALP 44.7 43.0 38.5 40.8 38.8 35.6 38.9 50.7 42.3
LP(a) 41.9 40.8 23.0 43.3 45.0 39.4 45.5 37.1 43.5
NCP(b) (c) (c) 26.8 1.0 4.1 . . (c) . . (c)
DEM 6.9 11.3 10.0 13.1 9.3 3.2 9.8 8.6 9.3
CTA 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5
DLP . . 1.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4
Others 2.1 3.3 1.8 1.7 2.8 21.8 5.8 3.6 3.1
Formal 90.6 88.8 90.8 91.3 90.1 92.5 92.7 97.2 90.3
Informal 9.4 11.2 9.2 8.7 9.9 7.5 7.3 2.8 9.7
Total 94.2 95.0 94.0 94.9 93.2 96.3 82.0 94.1 94.4
Senators Elected
ALP 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 15
LP(a) 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 13
NCP(b) 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 2
DEM . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . 3
Others . . . . . . . .
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