State summary: Senate elections 1949–2004
|
Election |
ALP |
LP |
NP |
DLP |
DEM |
GRN |
PHON |
Others |
Total |
|
Per centage of vote |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1949 |
45.8 |
51.9 |
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. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2.3 |
100.0 |
|
1951 |
47.5 |
52.1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
0.4 |
100.0 |
|
1953 |
45.9 |
47.6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6.4 |
100.0 |
|
1955 |
38.2 |
44.3 |
. . |
11.0 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6.4 |
100.0 |
|
1958 |
41.0 |
40.0 |
. . |
17.0 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1.9 |
100.0 |
|
1961 |
42.1 |
40.2 |
. . |
5.5 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
12.2 |
100.0 |
|
1964 |
49.8 |
36.3 |
. . |
13.5 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
0.4 |
100.0 |
|
1967 |
40.0 |
36.2 |
. . |
8.6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
15.3 |
100.0 |
|
1970 |
44.9 |
31.3 |
. . |
3.9 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
19.8 |
100.0 |
|
1974 |
46.3 |
36.9 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
11.0 |
100.0 |
|
1975 |
35.2 |
49.0 |
1.6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
14.2 |
100.0 |
|
1977 |
37.7 |
49.8 |
. . |
. . |
5.9 |
. . |
. . |
6.7 |
100.0 |
|
1980 |
35.6 |
39.4 |
. . |
. . |
3.2 |
. . |
. . |
21.8 |
100.0 |
|
1983 |
32.8 |
42.6 |
. . |
. . |
6.8 |
. . |
. . |
17.8 |
100.0 |
|
1984 |
41.6 |
40.7 |
. . |
. . |
6.1 |
. . |
. . |
11.7 |
100.0 |
|
1987 |
40.8 |
38.7 |
. . |
. . |
6.8 |
. . |
. . |
13.7 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
41.3 |
44.1 |
. . |
. . |
7.9 |
4.9 |
. . |
1.9 |
100.0 |
|
1993 |
42.7 |
36.7 |
. . |
. . |
1.7 |
6.8 |
. . |
12.1 |
100.0 |
|
1996 |
39.1 |
42.3 |
1.2 |
. . |
7.1 |
8.7 |
. . |
1.7 |
100.0 |
|
1998 |
41.6 |
33.8 |
. . |
. . |
3.9 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
11.1 |
100.0 |
|
2001 |
36.8 |
38.8 |
. . |
. . |
4.6 |
13.8 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
100.0 |
|
2004 |
33.5 |
46.1 |
. . |
. . |
0.8 |
13.3 |
. . |
6.2 |
100.0 |
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Senators elected |
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
1949 |
3 |
4 |
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. . |
7 |
|
1951(a) |
5 |
5 |
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. . |
10 |
|
1953(b) |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
|
1955 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
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. . |
5 |
|
1958 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
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. . |
5 |
|
1961 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
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. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
5 |
|
1964 |
3 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1967 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
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. . |
. . |
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1 |
5 |
|
1970 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
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. . |
. . |
1 |
5 |
|
1974(a) |
5 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
10 |
|
1975(a) |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
10 |
|
1977 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
1980 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
5 |
|
1983(a) |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
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 |
. . |
. . |
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1 |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
1998 |
3 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
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1 |
6 |
|
2001 |
2 |
3 |
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1 |
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. . |
6 |
|
2004 |
2 |
3 |
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1 |
. . |
. . |
6 |
(a) Election for full Senate following double dissolution.
(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.