State summary: Senate elections 1949–2004

South Australia

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Others	Total
Per centage of vote
1949	47.6	45.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6.8	100.0
1951	49.5	49.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.8	100.0
1953	52.8	45.4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.8	100.0
1955	43.5	46.8	. .	8.7	. .	. .	. .	1.0	100.0
1958	47.0	44.8	. .	5.3	. .	. .	. .	2.9	100.0
1961	50.0	43.5	. .	5.5	. .	. .	. .	1.1	100.0
1964	50.9	45.2	. .	2.4	. .	. .	. .	1.5	100.0
1967	47.7	47.2	. .	3.5	. .	. .	. .	1.6	100.0
1970	44.3	41.1	. .	3.2	. .	. .	. .	11.4	100.0
1974	47.4	35.0	3.1	0.9	. .	. .	. .	13.6	100.0
1975	40.6	51.4	. .	0.1	. .	. .	. .	7.8	100.0
1977	36.8	49.0	. .	. .	11.2	. .	. .	3.0	100.0
1980	40.8	43.3	1.0	. .	13.1	. .	. .	1.7	100.0
1983	44.6	40.4	1.8	. .	12.1	. .	. .	1.2	100.0
1984	41.7	37.5	1.3	. .	11.2	. .	. .	8.3	100.0
1987	41.4	38.3	3.5	. .	11.2	0.9	. .	4.7	100.0
1990	37.1	41.4	0.4	. .	16.4	2.1	. .	2.5	100.0
1993	38.0	45.6	0.5	. .	9.9	1.6	. .	4.4	100.0
1996	32.2	45.8	. .	. .	14.5	2.1	. .	5.3	100.0
1998	32.0	40.5	0.5	. .	12.4	2.2	9.7	2.6	100.0
2001	33.2	45.5	. .	. .	12.6	3.5	4.6	0.6	100.0
2004	35.5	47.5	0.4	. .	2.4	6.6	1.1	6.5	100.0
Senators elected
1949	4	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	5	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1955	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1961(b)	3	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1964	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970	3	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1974(a)	5	4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1975(a)	4	5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	10
1977	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	2	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	5
1983(a)	5	4	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	10
1984	3	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	7
1987(a)	5	5	. .	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	12
1990	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1993	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1996	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
2001	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
2004	3	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6

(a) Election for full Senate following double dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.