State summary: Senate elections 1949–2004
|
Election |
ALP |
LP |
NP |
DLP |
DEM |
GRN |
PHON |
Others |
Total |
|
Per centage of vote |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
50.2 |
47.9 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.9 |
100.0 |
|
|
1953 |
50.9 |
44.5 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4.6 |
100.0 |
|
|
1955 |
35.0 |
45.5 |
17.8 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
1958 |
42.3 |
43.9 |
12.5 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
1961 |
41.2 |
40.6 |
14.1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
1964 |
42.3 |
42.7 |
13.9 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
1967 |
40.3 |
40.8 |
17.3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.6 |
100.0 |
|
|
1970 |
36.6 |
38.1 |
19.1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
1974 |
46.7 |
43.0 |
6.4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3.9 |
100.0 |
|
|
1975 |
41.3 |
50.5 |
5.9 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
1977 |
34.2 |
41.9 |
6.2 |
16.2 |
. . |
. . |
1.5 |
100.0 |
|
|
1980 |
43.0 |
40.8 |
1.6 |
11.3 |
. . |
. . |
3.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
1983 |
46.5 |
38.2 |
2.2 |
12.0 |
. . |
. . |
1.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
1984 |
44.1 |
34.2 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
. . |
. . |
9.5 |
100.0 |
|
1987 |
44.0 |
35.6 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
. . |
. . |
4.1 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
36.4 |
44.5 |
0.6 |
14.2 |
1.6 |
. . |
2.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
1993 |
45.0 |
44.1 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
. . |
4.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
1996 |
39.8 |
41.4 |
1.3 |
10.9 |
2.9 |
. . |
3.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
1998 |
40.5 |
37.9 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
2001 |
36.8 |
39.6 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
2004 |
36.1 |
44.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
6.5 |
100.0 |
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Senators elected |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
1949 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
1951(a) |
5 |
4 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
10 |
|
1953 |
3 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1955 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1958(b) |
3 |
3 |
. . |
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. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
1961 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1964 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1967 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1970(b) |
2 |
3 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
1974(a) |
5 |
4 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
10 |
|
1975(a) |
4 |
4 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
10 |
|
1977 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1980 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1983(a) |
5 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
10 |
|
1984 |
3 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
1987(a) |
5 |
5 |
1 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
12 |
|
1990 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
1993 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
1996 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
1998 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
2001 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
2004 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
6 |
(a) Election for full Senate following double dissolution.
(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.