State summary: House of Representatives elections 1949–2004

New South Wales

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Others	Total
Per centage of vote
1949	46.9	37.1	11.0	. .	. .	. .	. .	5.0	100.0
1951	49.1	39.0	10.1	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.8	100.0
1954	52.3	35.1	8.3	. .	. .	. .	. .	4.3	100.0
1955	49.6	38.6	8.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	3.2	100.0
1958	47.1	35.9	9.6	5.6	. .	. .	. .	1.8	100.0
1961	52.2	31.0	9.4	5.4	. .	. .	. .	2.0	100.0
1963	47.5	36.9	9.8	4.4	. .	. .	. .	1.3	100.0
1966	40.7	40.7	10.7	4.5	. .	. .	. .	3.3	100.0
1969	47.7	33.7	9.8	3.4	. .	. .	. .	5.4	100.0
1972	51.9	30.0	9.8	3.5	. .	. .	. .	4.8	100.0
1974	52.7	33.4	10.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	3.3	100.0
1975	45.5	39.7	11.8	. .	. .	. .	. .	3.1	100.0
1977	42.4	35.9	11.3	. .	8.5	. .	. .	1.9	100.0
1980	46.4	35.7	10.5	. .	5.7	. .	. .	1.8	100.0
1983	50.1	31.6	11.0	. .	4.8	. .	. .	2.6	100.0
1984	48.3	32.8	10.5	. .	5.9	. .	. .	2.5	100.0
1987	45.1	33.3	11.8	. .	6.3	. .	. .	3.5	100.0
1990	41.2	29.1	11.2	. .	10.2	1.5	. .	6.8	100.0
1993	48.3	31.8	9.8	. .	2.8	1.4	. .	5.9	100.0
1996	39.6	33.5	12.1	. .	6.5	2.6	. .	5.8	100.0
1998	40.1	30.5	7.9	. .	4.2	2.7	9.0	5.7	100.0
2001	36.4	33.6	9.2	. .	4.2	4.8	4.8	7.0	100.0
2004	36.7	36.2	9.2	. .	1.1	8.1	1.4	7.4	100.0
Seats won
1949	23	16	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	47
1951	24	16	7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	47
1954	25	15	7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	47
1955	21	17	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	46
1958	22	16	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	46
1961	27	12	7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	46
1963	20	17	9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	46
1966	17	20	9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	46
1969	22	15	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	45
1972	28	10	7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	45
1974	25	11	9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	45
1975	17	19	9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	45
1977	17	18	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	43
1980	18	16	9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	43
1983	24	11	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	43
1984	29	12	10	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	51
1987	28	13	10	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	51
1990	30	12	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	51
1993	33	8	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	50
1996	20	19	10	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	50
1998	22	18	9	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	50
2001	20	21	7	. .	. .	. .	. .	2	50
2004	21	21	6	. .	. .	. .	. .	2	50