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Table 17 Comparison of Senate and House of Representatives Votes

Per cent

    Electoral Divison

    ALP

    LP/NP

    DEM

    Greens

    PHON

    Other

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    NEW SOUTH WALES

    Banks

    44.5

    42.2

    33.8

    32.0

    4.3

    6.5

    1.5

    1.3

    10.9

    11.3

    5.0

    6.6

    Barton

    49.6

    45.4

    35.1

    33.4

    2.7

    5.6

    1.5

    1.4

    6.9

    7.4

    4.2

    6.8

    Bennelong

    31.9

    30.3

    49.2

    44.6

    4.7

    10.4

    3.1

    2.1

    4.1

    4.9

    7.0

    7.6

    Berowra

    27.4

    23.2

    54.4

    50.1

    6.6

    11.1

    3.2

    2.2

    6.0

    5.9

    2.4

    7.4

    Blaxland

    61.4

    57.2

    21.8

    21.7

    2.4

    3.6

    1.5

    1.1

    7.0

    8.6

    5.8

    7.8

    Bradfield

    18.8

    15.3

    64.4

    60.3

    7.8

    11.6

    3.0

    2.3

    3.8

    4.0

    2.2

    6.6

    Calare

    23.9

    38.2

    22.2

    34.9

    0.8

    6.7

    0.9

    1.6

    10.9

    13.4

    41.2

    5.2

    Charlton

    49.3

    48.4

    27.6

    27.5

    4.6

    6.3

    3.3

    2.4

    12.0

    11.0

    3.1

    4.5

    Chifley

    59.3

    56.2

    19.7

    21.5

    4.9

    4.2

    1.4

    1.1

    10.1

    11.3

    4.6

    5.7

    Cook

    31.0

    28.8

    50.2

    48.3

    4.3

    7.7

    2.1

    1.8

    8.3

    9.0

    4.1

    4.3

    Cowper

    33.0

    33.4

    42.0

    37.0

    3.5

    6.9

    4.0

    2.7

    15.3

    15.4

    2.1

    4.5

    Cunningham

    52.9

    49.7

    24.3

    25.1

    5.8

    9.1

    4.4

    3.5

    7.6

    7.3

    4.9

    5.3

    Dobell

    45.3

    37.8

    37.8

    37.3

    3.3

    6.4

    2.1

    2.0

    9.5

    10.8

    2.0

    5.7

    Eden-Monaro

    39.2

    35.7

    43.3

    38.6

    4.6

    8.8

    3.1

    2.6

    9.6

    10.8

    0.3

    3.4

    Farrer

    23.8

    25.3

    52.9

    49.2

    4.2

    6.2

    ..

    1.3

    14.0

    13.0

    5.1

    4.9

    Fowler

    61.7

    62.7

    17.1

    16.9

    3.2

    3.0

    ..

    0.9

    7.3

    7.3

    10.6

    9.2

    Gilmore

    35.8

    34.6

    45.1

    40.7

    3.3

    7.1

    2.7

    2.3

    11.1

    11.4

    2.0

    3.9

    Grayndler

    55.7

    52.7

    20.7

    19.6

    5.7

    11.8

    4.5

    3.8

    3.1

    3.8

    10.3

    8.2

    Greenway

    46.4

    44.8

    30.8

    31.2

    4.5

    5.9

    1.9

    1.3

    10.0

    10.5

    6.4

    6.2

    Gwydir

    26.6

    28.5

    46.1

    41.1

    2.4

    3.8

    ..

    0.9

    20.8

    21.0

    4.1

    4.6

    Hughes

    34.1

    33.3

    47.0

    41.7

    3.8

    8.0

    2.7

    2.2

    8.6

    9.8

    3.8

    5.1

    Hume

    32.5

    34.5

    50.2

    42.3

    2.6

    5.3

    2.3

    1.3

    10.8

    12.4

    1.6

    4.3

    Hunter

    54.6

    51.2

    27.7

    27.1

    3.2

    4.3

    2.0

    1.7

    11.3

    11.9

    1.1

    3.8

    Kingsford-Smith

    51.9

    49.0

    30.5

    28.8

    3.8

    6.9

    3.5

    2.6

    5.8

    6.5

    4.5

    6.2

    Lindsay

    39.1

    38.3

    41.7

    37.6

    2.9

    6.3

    2.0

    2.0

    10.0

    11.4

    4.3

    4.5

    Lowe

    36.0

    38.9

    33.2

    36.2

    2.3

    8.0

    1.8

    1.9

    3.7

    5.3

    23.0

    9.7

    Lyne

    29.5

    30.8

    51.0

    44.6

    2.6

    5.5

    2.0

    1.6

    11.8

    13.4

    3.1

    4.1

    Macarthur

    33.7

    32.5

    47.8

    41.6

    4.4

    7.0

    3.2

    2.2

    10.9

    11.7

    ..

    5.0

    Mackellar

    19.6

    21.5

    53.7

    52.0

    9.5

    11.6

    3.4

    3.1

    7.2

    7.7

    6.6

    4.1

    Macquarie

    34.8

    30.2

    42.7

    39.3

    6.5

    11.7

    3.4

    3.0

    10.4

    10.9

    2.3

    4.8

    Mitchell

    21.3

    19.8

    60.4

    56.7

    5.0

    8.1

    2.2

    1.8

    6.7

    7.3

    4.4

    6.3

    Newcastle

    48.2

    50.0

    ..

    26.0

    8.6

    8.3

    9.1

    4.2

    16.0

    7.4

    18.0

    4.1

    New England

    23.0

    24.5

    47.6

    45.2

    2.1

    6.6

    2.1

    1.6

    13.6

    16.9

    11.6

    5.1

    North Sydney

    25.8

    23.2

    54.3

    51.4

    7.3

    13.7

    3.9

    2.9

    2.9

    3.3

    5.8

    5.5

    Page

    35.4

    33.9

    41.8

    37.9

    2.9

    7.2

    4.6

    3.5

    11.3

    13.0

    4.0

    4.5

    Parkes

    35.6

    36.5

    38.3

    36.8

    1.7

    4.0

    ..

    0.9

    12.6

    16.6

    11.8

    5.2

    Parramatta

    38.7

    36.8

    43.6

    39.8

    2.9

    6.9

    1.7

    1.6

    6.3

    7.5

    6.8

    7.4

    Paterson

    43.1

    40.0

    40.7

    38.1

    1.9

    5.5

    2.1

    2.0

    8.3

    10.5

    3.9

    4.0

    Prospect

    59.5

    56.4

    23.0

    24.3

    4.9

    4.2

    1.5

    1.1

    7.5

    7.8

    3.5

    6.2

    Reid

    57.6

    55.1

    21.9

    23.0

    2.9

    4.2

    1.8

    1.2

    6.3

    7.2

    9.6

    9.3

    Richmond

    38.3

    35.9

    40.2

    36.4

    2.8

    8.1

    5.3

    4.5

    10.2

    11.2

    3.2

    4.0

    Riverina

    25.9

    28.0

    57.8

    47.8

    2.4

    4.6

    ..

    1.4

    12.3

    13.7

    1.6

    4.5

    Robertson

    39.8

    36.2

    43.9

    40.6

    4.4

    7.7

    2.1

    2.1

    9.2

    9.3

    0.5

    3.9

    Shortland

    51.8

    48.9

    28.2

    28.0

    3.5

    5.9

    3.7

    2.4

    10.2

    11.0

    2.6

    3.8

    Sydney

    51.6

    44.4

    27.7

    26.8

    6.8

    15.4

    6.2

    4.5

    2.5

    3.1

    5.2

    5.8

    Throsby

    61.3

    59.6

    17.3

    18.1

    3.8

    5.0

    3.1

    1.9

    11.4

    10.2

    3.2

    5.1

    Warringah

    27.5

    23.7

    55.5

    51.8

    6.0

    11.2

    4.1

    3.4

    5.4

    5.9

    1.5

    4.0

    Watson

    56.8

    55.3

    26.9

    24.2

    3.2

    4.7

    1.5

    1.1

    4.7

    5.5

    6.9

    9.2

    Wentworth

    33.1

    29.7

    49.8

    46.6

    6.1

    11.6

    4.9

    3.9

    2.7

    4.2

    3.3

    4.0

    Werriwa

    50.6

    47.2

    29.0

    27.9

    3.5

    5.4

    2.2

    1.5

    11.5

    12.3

    3.2

    5.7

Table 17 Comparison of Senate and House of Representatives Votes

Per cent

    Electoral Divison

    ALP

    LP/NP

    DEM

    Greens

    PHON

    Other

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    VICTORIA

    Aston

    38.5

    35.4

    48.5

    44.7

    7.5

    10.9

    ..

    1.5

    2.9

    3.0

    2.6

    4.4

    Ballarat

    40.9

    38.8

    45.2

    40.8

    3.7

    7.8

    1.4

    1.8

    4.9

    5.2

    3.8

    5.6

    Batman

    65.8

    60.4

    20.2

    19.4

    5.0

    8.9

    4.6

    4.3

    ..

    2.0

    4.3

    5.0

    Bendigo

    42.9

    39.8

    39.1

    36.0

    4.5

    8.4

    2.7

    2.9

    6.6

    6.8

    4.2

    6.1

    Bruce

    48.7

    44.1

    38.6

    37.0

    6.0

    9.4

    1.5

    1.6

    2.9

    3.0

    2.3

    4.9

    Burke

    50.0

    45.0

    36.0

    34.5

    6.0

    9.8

    1.9

    1.8

    4.5

    4.4

    1.5

    4.6

    Calwell

    62.4

    60.0

    26.3

    24.5

    6.7

    6.1

    ..

    1.1

    ..

    2.8

    4.6

    5.4

    Casey

    33.4

    31.4

    46.4

    44.7

    7.4

    12.6

    2.2

    2.5

    3.3

    3.8

    7.3

    4.9

    Chisholm

    42.4

    37.9

    41.7

    39.1

    6.9

    13.0

    3.1

    2.7

    2.6

    2.6

    3.3

    4.6

    Corangamite

    36.1

    32.8

    46.0

    44.5

    6.4

    9.9

    3.1

    3.0

    5.5

    4.9

    2.9

    5.0

    Corio

    50.8

    48.1

    33.6

    32.4

    5.7

    8.1

    ..

    1.6

    5.1

    4.6

    4.7

    5.1

    Deakin

    38.8

    35.4

    43.9

    40.6

    8.0

    14.0

    2.5

    2.5

    2.9

    2.9

    3.9

    4.6

    Dunkley

    39.0

    35.3

    46.2

    43.4

    5.8

    10.8

    3.9

    2.9

    4.5

    4.3

    0.7

    3.3

    Flinders

    37.4

    32.9

    47.4

    45.1

    6.4

    10.0

    2.7

    2.7

    5.2

    5.2

    0.9

    4.1

    Gellibrand

    67.5

    61.5

    20.0

    19.8

    4.5

    7.4

    2.9

    3.0

    3.5

    3.2

    1.7

    5.2

    Gippsland

    26.3

    27.0

    43.0

    44.1

    5.3

    8.1

    ..

    2.0

    11.4

    10.8

    14.0

    7.9

    Goldstein

    33.5

    29.1

    52.0

    49.2

    7.6

    13.5

    2.9

    3.1

    2.3

    2.3

    1.6

    2.8

    Higgins

    32.1

    27.8

    53.4

    49.6

    7.5

    14.5

    2.8

    3.2

    1.6

    1.6

    2.6

    3.2

    Holt

    59.8

    54.7

    29.5

    28.5

    6.0

    6.7

    ..

    1.2

    ..

    3.4

    4.7

    5.5

    Hotham

    57.0

    50.3

    32.2

    31.9

    4.6

    8.8

    1.8

    1.9

    3.2

    2.7

    1.2

    4.4

    Indi

    28.4

    27.8

    50.9

    46.9

    4.9

    7.9

    2.4

    2.1

    7.9

    7.9

    5.5

    7.5

    Isaacs

    48.4

    42.0

    38.2

    37.6

    5.9

    10.2

    2.1

    2.0

    4.0

    4.2

    1.3

    4.0

    Jagajaga

    48.1

    40.7

    39.4

    38.0

    5.9

    12.3

    3.3

    2.9

    2.4

    2.6

    0.9

    3.6

    Kooyong

    29.4

    24.7

    54.8

    50.3

    8.1

    15.7

    4.0

    3.8

    2.1

    2.0

    1.5

    3.5

    Lalor

    61.2

    57.2

    25.6

    25.5

    5.4

    7.1

    1.8

    1.5

    4.1

    3.7

    1.9

    5.1

    La Trobe

    37.8

    34.0

    42.8

    41.0

    8.8

    12.9

    3.8

    3.7

    4.3

    4.3

    2.5

    4.1

    McEwen

    40.0

    36.2

    43.5

    40.3

    4.8

    9.6

    2.7

    3.0

    5.1

    5.5

    3.9

    5.4

    McMillan

    36.9

    37.3

    38.9

    38.8

    4.3

    8.0

    2.2

    1.9

    5.2

    6.1

    12.5

    7.9

    Mallee

    21.8

    22.5

    57.2

    52.3

    4.6

    5.5

    ..

    1.0

    12.6

    10.6

    3.8

    8.0

    Maribyrnong

    64.7

    59.9

    24.4

    24.0

    4.6

    6.4

    2.5

    1.5

    ..

    2.8

    3.8

    5.3

    Melbourne

    57.9

    49.5

    24.3

    23.0

    9.0

    14.6

    6.1

    7.6

    ..

    1.3

    2.8

    3.9

    Melbourne Ports

    44.1

    37.8

    39.0

    37.1

    8.2

    15.0

    4.7

    5.4

    1.9

    1.4

    2.1

    3.3

    Menzies

    32.9

    32.4

    46.9

    48.3

    5.8

    10.5

    ..

    1.8

    1.8

    2.1

    12.6

    4.9

    Murray

    20.7

    22.0

    59.4

    54.9

    2.9

    5.1

    1.6

    1.3

    6.8

    7.8

    8.5

    8.9

    Scullin

    67.7

    61.4

    24.4

    23.5

    5.8

    7.1

    ..

    1.1

    ..

    2.2

    2.0

    4.7

    Wannon

    31.2

    30.2

    49.1

    46.3

    6.5

    7.7

    ..

    1.8

    7.7

    7.0

    5.6

    7.1

    Wills

    64.0

    56.7

    25.7

    24.1

    5.7

    8.9

    ..

    2.5

    ..

    2.1

    4.7

    5.6

Table 17 Comparison of Senate and House of Representatives Votes

Per cent

    Electoral Divison

    ALP

    LP/NP

    DEM

    Greens

    PHON

    Other

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    QUEENSLAND

    Blair

    25.3

    24.0

    31.9

    30.7

    3.6

    6.3

    1.8

    1.7

    36.0

    32.6

    1.4

    4.8

    Bowman

    43.8

    37.9

    37.5

    35.2

    5.4

    9.9

    2.2

    2.0

    11.1

    11.2

    ..

    3.8

    Brisbane

    44.3

    36.8

    38.0

    36.1

    6.1

    13.7

    4.8

    4.0

    4.8

    5.3

    2.0

    4.1

    Capricornia

    47.1

    42.3

    32.4

    30.3

    3.0

    5.7

    1.8

    1.4

    13.9

    15.1

    1.8

    5.2

    Dawson

    38.0

    35.3

    41.6

    36.7

    2.0

    4.6

    1.3

    1.4

    15.9

    17.5

    1.1

    4.6

    Dickson

    40.6

    35.4

    34.8

    37.1

    4.1

    11.0

    2.1

    2.3

    8.5

    10.3

    9.9

    3.9

    Fadden

    31.2

    28.2

    47.5

    44.5

    4.5

    8.0

    2.0

    1.7

    12.8

    12.9

    2.0

    4.7

    Fairfax

    28.7

    26.2

    42.9

    39.5

    4.0

    7.9

    3.5

    3.4

    17.7

    18.2

    3.2

    4.8

    Fisher

    27.8

    24.8

    48.0

    45.0

    3.9

    7.6

    2.7

    2.7

    14.7

    15.3

    2.9

    4.5

    Forde

    32.7

    29.7

    42.7

    39.2

    4.5

    7.4

    2.3

    2.0

    17.1

    17.2

    0.7

    4.4

    Griffith

    44.2

    38.3

    40.3

    36.6

    4.9

    10.4

    2.7

    2.6

    7.0

    7.4

    1.0

    4.6

    Groom

    25.2

    23.8

    48.3

    43.1

    2.7

    6.6

    1.8

    1.6

    18.0

    19.3

    4.1

    5.6

    Herbert

    37.2

    34.7

    39.9

    38.4

    2.6

    5.7

    2.3

    1.8

    14.3

    14.9

    3.8

    4.6

    Hinkler

    40.1

    36.6

    36.6

    32.9

    2.3

    4.9

    1.6

    1.4

    19.0

    19.7

    0.4

    4.6

    Kennedy

    29.2

    29.4

    44.1

    37.3

    2.5

    4.4

    1.4

    1.3

    18.8

    22.3

    3.9

    5.3

    Leichhardt

    37.0

    35.0

    41.4

    38.0

    3.1

    5.3

    2.9

    2.6

    13.9

    14.5

    1.7

    4.6

    Lilley

    45.2

    38.9

    38.3

    36.6

    4.9

    9.9

    2.3

    2.2

    8.5

    8.8

    0.9

    3.6

    Longman

    34.8

    31.6

    38.9

    34.7

    5.0

    8.3

    3.2

    2.4

    18.2

    18.6

    ..

    4.6

    McPherson

    33.1

    29.7

    49.5

    44.9

    3.8

    6.2

    3.2

    2.8

    9.6

    10.3

    0.7

    6.0

    Maranoa

    25.1

    24.6

    45.2

    43.8

    2.8

    4.3

    1.4

    1.0

    22.4

    21.5

    3.1

    4.7

    Moncrieff

    29.1

    26.3

    51.9

    49.4

    3.6

    5.8

    3.0

    2.5

    10.2

    10.4

    2.2

    5.5

    Moreton

    39.9

    34.9

    43.1

    39.5

    5.2

    11.0

    3.4

    2.7

    7.2

    7.7

    1.2

    4.2

    Oxley

    45.8

    43.2

    24.5

    23.9

    3.9

    7.8

    1.7

    1.7

    17.7

    18.0

    6.6

    5.3

    Petrie

    39.7

    35.6

    42.4

    38.7

    5.1

    9.5

    1.8

    1.6

    11.1

    11.1

    ..

    3.5

    Rankin

    47.5

    43.2

    29.9

    29.3

    4.2

    7.7

    2.2

    1.8

    12.6

    13.1

    3.6

    5.0

    Ryan

    30.3

    25.8

    50.4

    48.1

    8.0

    14.4

    3.8

    3.2

    5.2

    5.4

    2.2

    3.1

    Wide Bay

    28.4

    27.6

    39.7

    35.2

    2.2

    4.9

    1.3

    1.3

    26.3

    26.6

    2.1

    4.4

    SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    Adelaide

    37.5

    34.0

    43.4

    40.5

    9.5

    14.6

    3.4

    3.0

    5.2

    5.5

    1.0

    2.3

    Barker

    21.7

    22.6

    49.1

    51.1

    6.3

    8.9

    ..

    2.0

    13.0

    12.2

    9.8

    3.2

    Bonython

    50.5

    45.1

    24.2

    25.3

    9.2

    10.2

    ..

    2.0

    14.8

    14.6

    1.3

    2.9

    Boothby

    31.2

    26.8

    48.2

    44.8

    13.0

    17.3

    ..

    2.2

    6.9

    6.6

    0.7

    2.2

    Grey

    31.4

    31.8

    49.6

    44.2

    5.1

    7.0

    ..

    1.7

    12.6

    12.0

    1.4

    3.4

    Hindmarsh

    39.2

    35.0

    43.3

    41.0

    7.4

    11.9

    2.7

    2.4

    7.0

    7.4

    0.4

    2.3

    Kingston

    38.5

    35.1

    39.5

    36.4

    9.5

    13.5

    ..

    2.5

    9.2

    10.0

    3.4

    2.5

    Makin

    37.7

    34.7

    40.7

    38.4

    10.3

    12.5

    ..

    1.9

    9.7

    10.1

    1.7

    2.4

    Mayo

    21.8

    22.8

    45.6

    45.8

    22.4

    19.1

    ..

    2.2

    7.3

    7.4

    2.8

    2.7

    Port Adelaide

    53.1

    47.4

    25.7

    27.8

    9.0

    10.2

    ..

    2.3

    9.1

    9.7

    3.1

    2.6

    Sturt

    32.7

    29.3

    47.8

    45.7

    11.3

    14.5

    ..

    2.3

    6.0

    5.9

    2.2

    2.3

    Wakefield

    21.7

    22.1

    51.9

    49.3

    7.7

    8.9

    ..

    2.0

    16.7

    14.8

    2.1

    2.9

Table 17 Comparison of Senate and House of Representatives Votes

Per cent

    Electoral Divison

    ALP

    LP/NP

    DEM

    Greens

    PHON

    Other

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    Reps

    Sen

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Brand

    52.0

    47.3

    27.7

    29.4

    2.3

    4.4

    2.9

    3.9

    11.9

    13.0

    3.2

    2.1

    Canning

    40.2

    38.5

    34.9

    33.6

    3.4

    5.1

    4.1

    4.7

    13.5

    14.5

    3.7

    3.7

    Cowan

    43.9

    40.3

    39.0

    37.7

    4.0

    6.3

    3.9

    4.3

    8.1

    8.5

    1.2

    2.8

    Curtin

    22.9

    23.0

    44.6

    52.6

    4.8

    9.6

    6.3

    7.9

    3.7

    4.4

    17.7

    2.5

    Forrest

    27.0

    25.8

    45.9

    44.2

    3.0

    4.8

    7.1

    7.7

    13.3

    14.3

    3.7

    3.2

    Fremantle

    47.4

    42.9

    32.4

    32.1

    4.5

    6.7

    6.8

    8.2

    7.6

    7.9

    1.2

    2.3

    Kalgoorlie

    27.6

    35.0

    34.0

    38.0

    2.0

    3.9

    4.2

    4.2

    8.4

    12.4

    23.7

    6.5

    Moore

    30.2

    33.0

    34.4

    41.8

    3.6

    7.6

    4.5

    5.7

    6.9

    9.2

    20.5

    2.7

    O'Connor

    22.2

    22.1

    54.5

    51.2

    2.4

    3.5

    3.7

    3.7

    13.7

    16.0

    3.5

    3.6

    Pearce

    30.5

    27.8

    44.9

    41.5

    5.7

    7.7

    5.9

    6.6

    12.6

    13.2

    0.4

    3.2

    Perth

    50.2

    44.4

    29.6

    30.2

    4.6

    7.3

    6.2

    6.7

    8.6

    8.3

    0.9

    2.9

    Stirling

    40.4

    38.7

    41.7

    38.7

    4.3

    6.9

    5.0

    5.7

    6.6

    7.5

    2.0

    2.5

    Swan

    40.1

    37.4

    39.3

    37.4

    4.9

    7.2

    5.1

    5.8

    8.3

    9.1

    2.4

    3.1

    Tangney

    33.0

    30.8

    47.3

    45.3

    5.6

    8.3

    4.6

    4.9

    7.2

    7.5

    2.2

    3.2

    TASMANIA

    Bass

    42.3

    39.9

    45.7

    36.9

    2.4

    3.7

    4.2

    5.1

    3.4

    3.8

    1.9

    10.7

    Braddon

    45.9

    40.7

    40.4

    36.8

    2.8

    2.8

    4.8

    3.8

    4.2

    4.8

    2.0

    11.1

    Denison

    55.7

    43.0

    32.1

    29.0

    3.9

    5.5

    7.5

    8.5

    ..

    2.3

    0.8

    11.6

    Franklin

    49.1

    40.9

    39.5

    33.7

    4.9

    4.7

    6.5

    6.6

    ..

    2.9

    ..

    11.2

    Lyons

    51.2

    43.5

    33.6

    32.9

    2.3

    3.0

    4.7

    4.8

    4.8

    5.1

    3.5

    10.6

    NORTHERN TERRITORY

    Northern Territory

    42.3

    41.1

    39.6

    38.8

    5.1

    5.5

    3.0

    4.6

    8.1

    9.3

    1.8

    0.7

    AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

    Canberra

    48.9

    41.6

    32.9

    33.2

    7.4

    16.1

    3.8

    2.8

    5.2

    5.0

    1.7

    1.4

    Fraser

    52.4

    43.5

    28.1

    29.1

    7.4

    17.3

    4.5

    3.7

    4.9

    4.8

    2.6

    1.6

Appendix 1: Electoral Division Classification

    Electoral Division

    Region

    Party Status (a)

    1996 Election

    1998 Election

    NEW SOUTH WALES

    Banks

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Barton

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Bennelong

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Berowra

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Blaxland

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Bradfield

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Calare

    Rural

    Marginal NP

    Safe IND

    Charlton

    Provincial

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Chifley

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Cook

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Cowper

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Fairly Safe NP

    Cunningham

    Provincial

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Dobell

    Provincial

    Marginal ALP

    Marginal ALP

    Eden-Monaro

    Rural

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Farrer

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    Fowler

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Gilmore

    Rural

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Grayndler

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Greenway

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Gwydir

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    Hughes

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Hume

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Hunter

    Rural

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Kingsford-Smith

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Lindsay

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Lowe

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Lyne

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Fairly Safe NP

    Macarthur

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Mackellar

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Macquarie

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Mitchell

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Newcastle

    Provincial

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    New England

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    North Sydney

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Page

    Rural

    Marginal NP

    Marginal NP

    Parkes

    Rural

    Fairly Safe NP

    Marginal NP

    Parramatta

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Paterson

    Rural

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Prospect

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Reid

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Richmond

    Rural

    Fairly Safe NP

    Marginal NP

    Riverina

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    Robertson

    Provincial

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Shortland

    Provincial

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Sydney

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Throsby

    Provincial

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Warringah

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Watson

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Wentworth

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Werriwa

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

Appendix 1: Electoral Division Classification

    Electoral Division

    Region

    Party Status (a)

    1996 Election

    1998 Election

    VICTORIA

    Aston

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Ballarat

    Provincial

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Batman

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Bendigo

    Provincial

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Bruce

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Burke

    Rural

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Fairly Safe NP

    Calwell

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Casey

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Chisholm

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Corangamite

    Provincial

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Corio

    Provincial

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Deakin

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Dunkley

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Flinders

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Gellibrand

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Gippsland

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Fairly Safe NP

    Goldstein

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Higgins

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Holt

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Hotham

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Indi

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Isaacs

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Jagajaga

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Marginal ALP

    Kooyong

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Lalor

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    La Trobe

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    McEwen

    Rural

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    McMillan

    Rural

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Mallee

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    Maribyrnong

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Melbourne

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Melbourne Ports

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Marginal ALP

    Menzies

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Murray

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Scullin

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Wannon

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Wills

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

 

Appendix 1: Electoral Division Classification

    Electoral Division

    Region

    Party Status (a)

    1996 Election

    1998 Election

    QUEENSLAND

    Blair

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Bowman

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Brisbane

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Marginal ALP

    Capricornia

    Provincial

    Marginal NP

    Marginal ALP

    Dawson

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Marginal NP

    Dickson

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Fadden

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Fairfax

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Fisher

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Forde

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Griffith

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Groom

    Provincial

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Herbert

    Provincial

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Hinkler

    Rural

    Fairly Safe NP

    Marginal NP

    Kennedy

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    Leichhardt

    Rural

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Lilley

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Longman

    Rural

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    McPherson

    Provincial

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Maranoa

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Safe NP

    Moncrieff

    Provincial

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Moreton

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Oxley

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Petrie

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Rankin

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Ryan

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Wide Bay

    Rural

    Safe NP

    Marginal NP

    SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    Adelaide

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Barker

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Bonython

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Boothby

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Grey

    Rural

    Fairly Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Hindmarsh

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Kingston

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Makin

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal LP

    Mayo

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Port Adelaide

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Sturt

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Wakefield

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

 

Appendix 1: Electoral Division Classification

    Electoral Division

    Region

    Party Status (a)

    1996 Election

    1998 Election

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Brand

    Provincial

    Marginal ALP

    Safe ALP

    Canning

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Cowan

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Curtin

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Forrest

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Fairly Safe LP

    Fremantle

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Safe ALP

    Kalgoorlie

    Rural

    Marginal ALP

    Marginal LP

    Moore

    Outer Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    O'Connor

    Rural

    Safe LP

    Safe LP

    Pearce

    Outer Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    Perth

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Stirling

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Swan

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Tangney

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe LP

    Marginal LP

    TASMANIA

    Bass

    Provincial

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    Braddon

    Rural

    Fairly Safe LP

    Marginal ALP

    Denison

    Inner Metropolitan

    Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

    Franklin

    Outer Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Lyons

    Rural

    Marginal ALP

    Safe ALP

    NORTHERN TERRITORY

    Northern Territory

    Rural

    Marginal LP

    Marginal ALP

    AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

    Canberra

    Inner Metropolitan

    Marginal ALP

    Safe ALP

    Fraser

    Inner Metropolitan

    Fairly Safe ALP

    Safe ALP

(a) Notional Party Status after election shown, 1996 status adjusted for the effects of the 1997 redistribution.

 

Appendix 2a: House of Representatives Elections 1949-1998

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Others

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    46.0

    39.3

    10.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.9

    100.0

    1951

    47.7

    40.5

    9.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.1

    100.0

    1954

    50.1

    38.5

    8.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.9

    100.0

    1955

    44.7

    39.7

    7.9

    5.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.6

    100.0

    1958

    42.9

    37.1

    9.3

    9.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.3

    100.0

    1961

    48.0

    33.5

    8.5

    8.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1963

    45.5

    37.1

    8.9

    7.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.0

    100.0

    1966

    40.0

    40.1

    9.8

    7.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.7

    100.0

    1969

    47.0

    34.8

    8.6

    6.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.7

    100.0

    1972

    49.6

    32.0

    9.4

    5.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.7

    100.0

    1974

    49.3

    34.9

    10.8

    1.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.5

    100.0

    1975

    42.8

    41.8

    11.3

    1.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.8

    100.0

    1977

    39.6

    38.1

    10.0

    1.4

    9.4

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1980

    45.1

    37.4

    8.9

    0.3

    6.6

    . .

    . .

    1.7

    100.0

    1983

    49.5

    34.4

    9.2

    0.2

    5.0

    . .

    . .

    1.7

    100.0

    1984

    47.5

    34.4

    10.6

    0.6

    5.4

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1987

    45.8

    34.6

    11.5

    . .

    6.0

    . .

    . .

    2.0

    100.0

    1990

    39.4

    35.0

    8.4

    . .

    11.3

    1.4

    . .

    4.4

    100.0

    1993

    44.9

    37.1

    7.2

    . .

    3.8

    1.9

    . .

    5.2

    100.0

    1996(a)

    38.8

    39.0

    8.2

    . .

    6.8

    2.9

    . .

    4.3

    100.0

    1998

    40.1

    34.2

    5.3

    . .

    5.1

    2.6

    8.4

    4.2

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    48

    55

    19

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    123

    1951

    54

    52

    17

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    123

    1954

    59

    47

    17

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    123

    1955

    49

    57

    18

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    124

    1958

    47

    58

    19

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    124

    1961

    62

    45

    17

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    124

    1963

    52

    52

    20

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    124

    1966

    41

    61

    21

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    124

    1969

    59

    46

    20

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    125

    1972

    67

    38

    20

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    125

    1974

    66

    40

    21

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    127

    1975

    36

    68

    23

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    127

    1977

    38

    67

    19

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    124

    1980

    51

    54

    20

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    125

    1983

    75

    33

    17

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    125

    1984

    82

    45

    21

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    148

    1987

    86

    43

    19

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    148

    1990

    78

    55

    14

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    148

    1993

    80

    49

    16

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2

    147

    1996

    49

    76

    18

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    148

    1998

    67

    64

    16

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    148

(a) Votes for disendorsed Liberal Party candidate in Division of Oxley (Qld) are included in Liberal Party figures.

Appendix 2b: Senate Elections 1949-1998

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    Greens

    PHON

    Others

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    44.9

    50.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.7

    100.0

    1951

    45.9

    49.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.4

    100.0

    1953

    50.6

    44.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5.0

    100.0

    1955

    40.6

    48.8

    6.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.6

    100.0

    1958

    42.8

    45.2

    8.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.6

    100.0

    1961

    44.7

    42.1

    9.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.4

    100.0

    1964

    44.7

    45.7

    8.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.3

    100.0

    1967

    45.0

    42.8

    9.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.4

    100.0

    1970

    42.2

    38.2

    11.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    8.5

    100.0

    1974

    47.3

    43.9

    3.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5.3

    100.0

    1975

    40.9

    51.7

    2.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.7

    100.0

    1977

    36.8

    45.6

    1.7

    11.1

    . .

    . .

    4.9

    100.0

    1980

    42.3

    43.5

    0.4

    9.3

    . .

    . .

    4.6

    100.0

    1983

    45.5

    39.8

    0.6

    9.6

    . .

    . .

    4.5

    100.0

    1984

    42.2

    39.5

    0.4

    7.6

    . .

    . .

    10.3

    100.0

    1987

    42.8

    42.0

    0.5

    8.5

    0.4

    . .

    5.7

    100.0

    1990

    38.4

    41.9

    0.1

    12.6

    2.8

    . .

    4.1

    100.0

    1993

    43.5

    43.0

    0.4

    5.3

    2.9

    . .

    4.8

    100.0

    1996

    36.2

    44.0

    0.3

    10.8

    3.2

    . .

    5.6

    100.0

    1998

    37.3

    37.7

    0.3

    8.5

    2.7

    9.0

    4.6

    100.0

    Senators Elected

    1949

    19

    19

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    42

    1951(a)

    28

    26

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    60

    1953(b)

    17

    13

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    32

    1955

    12

    13

    4

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    30

    1958(b)

    15

    13

    3

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    32

    1961(b)

    14

    12

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    31

    1964

    14

    11

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    30

    1967

    13

    10

    4

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    30

    1970(b)

    14

    11

    2

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2

    32

    1974(a)

    29

    23

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2

    60

    1975(a)

    27

    27

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2

    64

    1977

    14

    16

    2

    . .

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    34

    1980

    15

    13

    2

    . .

    3

    . .

    . .

    1

    34

    1983(a)

    30

    24

    4

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    1

    64

    1984

    20

    17

    3

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    1

    46

    1987(a)

    32

    27

    7

    . .

    7

    . .

    . .

    3

    76

    1990

    15

    16

    3

    . .

    5

    1

    . .

    . .

    40

    1993

    17

    15

    4

    . .

    2

    1

    . .

    1

    40

    1996

    14

    17

    3

    . .

    5

    1

    . .

    . .

    40

    1998

    17

    15

    2

    . .

    4

    . .

    1

    1

    40

(a) Election for full Senate following simultaneous dissolution.

(b) Casual vacancy to be filled.

 
 

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