State summary: Senate elections 1949–2004

New South Wales

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Others	Total
Percentage of vote
1949	43.9	51.7		. .	. .	. .	. .	4.4	100.0
1951	44.3	47.4		. .	. .	. .	. .	8.3	100.0
1953	52.7	41.8		. .	. .	. .	. .	5.5	100.0
1955	43.8	48.5		. .	. .	. .	. .	7.7	100.0
1958	44.3	43.7		4.9	. .	. .	. .	7.1	100.0
1961	47.6	40.9		7.8	. .	. .	. .	3.8	100.0
1964	46.0	47.9		4.8	. .	. .	. .	1.3	100.0
1967	48.3	43.5		4.7	. .	. .	. .	3.4	100.0
1970	45.5	38.1		7.0	. .	. .	. .	9.4	100.0
1974	50.0	41.7		2.9	. .	. .	. .	5.5	100.0
1975	44.1	49.4		1.7	. .	. .	. .	4.8	100.0
1977	40.1	43.3		. .	8.3	. .	. .	8.2	100.0
1980	44.7	41.9		. .	6.9	. .	. .	6.4	100.0
1983	47.4	38.1		. .	8.6	. .	. .	5.9	100.0
1984	41.6	37.0		. .	7.3	. .	. .	14.1	100.0
1987	42.4	40.4		. .	9.1	1.0	. .	7.1	100.0
1990	40.6	38.4		. .	11.8	2.9	. .	6.3	100.0
1993	46.9	38.9		. .	4.9	3.4	. .	5.9	100.0
1996	37.2	41.4		. .	9.5	2.7	. .	9.2	100.0
1998	38.7	36.6		. .	7.3	2.2	9.6	5.5	100.0
2001	33.5	41.8		. .	6.2	4.4	5.6	8.6	100.0
2004	36.4	44.1		. .	2.2	7.3	1.9	8.1	100.0
Senators elected
1949	3	3	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	5	4	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1955	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958(b)	3	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1961	3	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1964	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	3	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970(b)	3	2	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1974(a)	5	4	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1975(a)	5	4	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1977	2	2	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	3	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1983(a)	5	3	1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	2	1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	4	1	. .	1	. .	. .	1	12
1990	3	1	1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	3	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1996	2	2	1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	3	2	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
2001	2	2	1	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	6
2004	3	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following double dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.