State summary: Senate elections 1949–2004

Western Australia

Election	ALP	LP	NP	DLP	DEM	GRN	PHON	Others	Total
Per centage of vote
1951	43.7	54.4		. .	. .	. .	. .	1.9	100.0
1953	49.1	48.5		. .	. .	. .	. .	2.4	100.0
1955	39.3	44.5	9.5	3.4	. .	. .	. .	3.2	100.0
1958	35.7	40.4	16.9	6.1	. .	. .	. .	0.9	100.0
1961	42.7	39.1	9.5	7.3	. .	. .	. .	1.4	100.0
1964	39.1	38.8	17.3	4.0	. .	. .	. .	0.8	100.0
1967	46.0	33.6	11.5	7.8	. .	. .	. .	1.0	100.0
1970	43.2	25.7	13.9	5.6	. .	. .	. .	11.7	100.0
1974	44.4	41.5	10.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	3.3	100.0
1975	36.5	51.7	6.9	0.5	. .	. .	. .	4.4	100.0
1977	32.8	46.4	6.1	. .	12.5	. .	. .	2.2	100.0
1980	38.8	45.0	4.1	. .	9.3	. .	. .	2.8	100.0
1983	49.4	41.2	1.1	. .	6.8	. .	. .	1.5	100.0
1984	43.3	40.7	1.8	. .	4.8	. .	. .	9.4	100.0
1987	42.8	39.1	5.5	. .	5.7	. .	. .	6.8	100.0
1990	33.5	43.3	3.0	. .	9.4	8.4	. .	2.4	100.0
1993	38.3	48.4	1.7	. .	4.1	5.5	. .	2.0	100.0
1996	34.0	45.4	2.1	. .	9.4	5.7	. .	3.4	100.0
1998	34.7	38.4	1.3	. .	6.4	5.7	10.4	3.2	100.0
2001	34.2	40.1	2.4	. .	5.9	5.9	7.0	4.6	100.0
2004	32.5	49.3	0.9	. .	2.0	8.1	2.4	4.8	100.0
Senators elected
1949	3	3	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7
1951(a)	4	4	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1953(b)	3	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	6
1955	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1958	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1961	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1964	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1967	2	2	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1970	2	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	5
1974(a)	5	4	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1975(a)	4	5	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	10
1977	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	5
1980	2	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	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	2	3	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	6
1996	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
1998	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
2001	2	3	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	6
2004	2	3	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	6

(a)Election for full Senate following double dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.