Research Paper 8 1998-99

Federal Election Results 1949-1998

Gerard Newman
Statistics Group
9 February 1999

Introduction

Major Issues

Detailed Results : House of Representatives

Detailed Results : Senate

State Summary: House of Representatives Elections 1949-1998

State Summary: Senate Elections 1949-1998

House of Representatives Elections 1949-1998 - Two Party Preferred Vote

Senate Elections 1949-1998 - Senate Composition after Election

This Paper contains a summary of Federal Elections held from 1949 to 1998. Details are provided for each House of Representatives and Senate election together with tables summarising the results in each State and Territory. A brief comment on each election is provided in the Main Features section of the paper.

Tables showing detailed results for each House of Representatives and Senate election contain figures for electors enrolled, number and percentage of votes received by party, and seats won by party, for each State and Territory. Votes received by party are expressed as a percentage of formal votes, while formal and informal votes are expressed as a percentage of total votes and total votes are expressed as a percentage of electors enrolled.

Election Dates

10 December 1949

28 April 1951, Simultaneous dissolution

9 May 1953, Senate

29 May 1954, House of Representatives

10 December 1955

22 November 1958

9 December 1961

30 November 1963, House of Representatives

5 December 1964, Senate

26 November 1966, House of Representatives

25 November 1967, Senate

25 October 1969, House of Representatives

21 November 1970, Senate

2 December 1972, House of Representatives

18 May 1974, Simultaneous dissolution

13 December 1975, Simultaneous dissolution

10 December 1977

18 October 1980

5 March 1983, Simultaneous dissolution

1 December 1984

11 July 1987, Simultaneous dissolution

24 March 1990

13 March 1993

2 March 1996

3 October 1998

Sources

A number of published sources have been used in the compilation of this Paper.These include:

C. A. Hughes & A. D. Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1968.

C. A. Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1965-1974, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1977.

M. Mackerras, Australian General Elections, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1972.

M. Mackerras, Elections 1980, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1980.

Australasian Political Studies Association, Australian Two-Party-Preferred Votes 1949-1982, APSA, Canberra, 1982.

Australian Electoral Commission, Election Statistics (various issues), AustralianGovernment Publishing Service, Canberra.

Department of the Parliamentary Library, Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia (various editions), AGPS, Canberra.

Party Abbreviations

ACL Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)

AFI Australians Against Further Immigration

AP Australia Party

ALP Australian Labor Party

ASP Australian Shooters Party

CDL Country and Democratic League

CDP Christian Democratic Party

CLP Country Liberal Party

CP Country Party

CTA Call to Australia

DEM Australian Democrats

DLP Democratic Labor Party

GRN Green parties

HAR Senator Brian Harradine Group

LCL Liberal and Country League

LCP Liberal and Country Party

LNP Liberal/National Party

LM Liberal Movement

LP Liberal Party

NA National Alliance

NCP National Country Party

NDP Nuclear Disarmament Party

NP National Party

OTH Other parties

PHON Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party

QLP Queensland Labor Party

During the period 1949 to 1998 there have been 21 general elections for the House of Representatives and 20 Senate elections.The average length of time between House of Representatives elections during the period was 2 years 4 months.

Of the House of Representatives elections the Liberal National Party Coalition have won 14 and the Australian Labor Party seven.Up to the 1998 election the Liberal National Party Coalition had held government for 32 years compared to the time in government of the Australian Labor Party of just 16 years. The period was characterised by relatively long terms in government by either party with only four changes of government during the 48 years (1972, 1975, 1983 and 1996).

Simultaneous dissolutions of both houses were obtained five times during the period resulting in full Senate elections being held in 1951, 1974, 1975, 1983 and 1987. Separate half-Senate elections were held in 1953, 1964, 1967 and 1970. The increasing tendency for simultaneous dissolutions to occur during the latter part of the period and the decreasing tendency for separate half-Senate elections to be held is in part a consequence of the rise in importance of minor parties and independents in the Senate and the subsequent lack of a government majority in the Senate.

During the period under consideration, the government of the day has only had control in the Senate from 1951 to 1955, 1958 to 1961 and 1975 to 1980. On each occasion the Liberal National/Country Party Coalition was in government. The ALP has not controlled the Senate whilst in government during the period.

Notes on Individual Elections

The 1949 election saw Menzies lead the Liberal Party, in close cooperation with the Country Party, to victory. The House of Representatives had been enlarged from 74 to 121 members (123 including members from NT and ACT) and the Senate from 36 to 60. A new method of electing Senators was introduced for the 1949 election which resulted in a more equitable distribution of seats. The previous method tended to produce a 'winner-take-all' result. The number of Senators elected in 1949 (seven from each State) included 12 supernumerary Senators to bring the Senate up to its full compliment of 60 members. With the expanded Parliament a normal half-Senate election would involve the election of five Senators from each State. However, as a transitional arrangement, an additional two Senators from each State were elected at this election.

The 1951 election occurred after Menzies secured a simultaneous dissolution resulting from the ALP controlled Senate refusing the Government's banking legislation. The 1951 election saw the ALP lose control of the Senate.

The 1953 separate half-Senate election was held as a consequence of the 1951 simultaneous dissolution and the Constitutional provision (Section 13) backdating the terms of Senators elected at asimultaneous dissolution election, to the preceding 1 July.

Although the Liberal Country Party Coalition Government was returned at the 1954 election there was a 1.4% swing to the ALP, giving the ALP a majority of the estimated two party preferred vote (50.7%). The ALP received 50.1% of the first preference vote, the only election in the post-war period where any party has achieved more than 50% of the first preference vote.

The 1955 election saw the first electoral consequences of the split in the ALP. Anti-communist Labor (ACL) candidates stood against ALP candidates in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The effects of the ACL were most notably in Victoria where the ALP vote in the House of Representatives fell by 13.2% to 37.1%. In the Senate, one ACL candidate was elected from Victoria where the ALP vote fell by 15.9% to 35.0%.

The full effects of the split in the ALP were felt in the 1958 election with the DLP standing candidates in all States. The DLP polled more votes than the Country Party and its preferences helped the Liberal Country Party Coalition achieve a post-war record majority in the House of Representatives (32 seats). A DLP Senator was elected from Tasmania giving the DLP two Senators. The Coalition Government retained control of the Senate.

The Liberal Country Coalition Government came close to defeat in the 1961 election held after the 1960-61 'credit squeeze'. The ALP actually had equal numbers to the Coalition on the floor of the House of Representatives after the election, but two of its number were members from the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory who had restricted voting rights in the chamber at the time. The Coalition Government lost effective control of the Senate, requiring support of either the DLP or Independent Senators for an affirmative majority. The 1961 election was only one of five occasions in the post-war period where the party winning government has not received more than 50% of the two party preferred vote. The Liberal Country Party Coalition received an estimated 49.5% of the two party preferred vote.

The 1963 election was held following the early dissolution of the House of Representatives. The Liberal Country Coalition Government was returned with an increased majority. The Country Party vote was higher than the DLP vote for the first time since 1955.

The 1964 separate half-Senate election was held as only the House of Representatives was dissolved in 1963 and it was three years after the preceding Senate election.

The 1966 election resulted in a landslide victory for the Liberal Country Party Coalition Government with a majority of 40 in the House of Representatives. The number of Liberal Party members elected was a post-war record high while the number of ALP members elected was a post-war record low. The estimated two party preferred vote received by the Liberal Country Party, 56.9%, is the highest in the post-war period. The 1966 election saw the first election of an independent member to the House of Representatives (S. Benson, Batman, Vic) since 1949.

The continuing success of minor parties and independent candidates at the 1967 separate half-Senate election increased the number of third party and independent Senators to five, a post-war record number.

The ALP made substantial gains in the 1969 election to recover ground lost in the 1966 election. The Liberal Country Party Coalition Government majority in the House of Representatives was reduced from 40 to 7. The estimated two party preferred swing to the ALP (7.1%) is the highest recorded swing to the ALP in the post-war period. The Coalition Government was returned with less than 50% of the estimate two party preferred vote (49.8%).

The election of five minor party and independent Senators at the 1970 separate half-Senate elections raised their number to eight, a post-war record. The continuing success of minor parties and independents at the 'by-election atmosphere' of separate half-Senate elections convinced the two major parties of their futility and the 1970 election was the last separate half-Senate election held.

Australia experienced its first change of Federal Government in 23 years with the defeat of the Liberal Country Party Coalition Government by the ALP at the 1972 House of Representatives election. The estimated ALP two party preferred vote, 52.7%, was the highest recorded since the war. However, the incoming ALP government faced a hostile Senate, reflecting Senate election results in 1967 and 1970.

The 1974 simultaneous dissolution election synchronised elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate for the first time since 1961. The 1974 election saw the demise of the DLP as a political power in the Senate. The DLP lost all five Senate positions it held going into the election and has not seriously threatened to win a Senate seat since. Even with the lower quota requirements of a full Senate election, minor parties and independents could only win two seats.

Following the dismissal of the Whitlam ALP Government a simultaneous dissolution was granted. The resultant 1975 election saw the worst result for the ALP since the war. The ALP received only 44.3% of the estimated two party preferred vote, a swing against the ALP of 7.4%, and won 36 seats in the House of Representatives. Both the Liberal Party, 68 seats, and the National Country Party, 23 seats, achieved their highest level of representation in the House of Representatives. The ALP returned only one member from each of Queensland and Western Australia. In the Senate the incoming Liberal National Country Party Coalition Government became the first government since before the 1961 election to have a majority. Senators were elected from the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory for the first time.

The ALP failed to recover substantial ground in the 1977 House of Representatives election. The ALP's strength in the House of Representatives increased from 36 to 38 in a slightly reduced chamber, from 127 to 124 members, and the ALP share of the estimated two party preferred vote increased slightly to 45.4%. The Australian Democrats fielded candidates for the first time and achieved immediate success in the Senate with the election of two Senators.

The ALP made substantial gains at the 1980 election but the Liberal National Country Party Coalition remained firmly in control of the House of Representatives with a majority of 23 seats. For the first time since the war the ALP won a majority of House of Representatives seats from Victoria. In the Senate, further increases in the Australian Democrats strength meant that the Government lost control of the Senate. No Government has since had a majority in the Senate. National Country Party strength in the Senate fell to three, the lowest since the war.

The 1983 election was a triumph for the ALP with the defeat of the Fraser Government and a record result. The ALP achieved its best result since the war in the House of Representatives with 75 members elected and two party preferred vote of 53.2%, the highest recorded by the party since the war. Tasmania was the only State to hold against the ALP tide: all five seats being won by the Liberal Party. In the Senate, Australian Democrat candidates were elected from all States, except Tasmania where the independent Senator (B. Harradine) was re-elected.

The 1984 elections were held for an enlarged House of Representatives, increased from 125 to 148, and Senate, increased from 64 to 76. A supernumerary Senator was elected from each State to bring the size of the Senate up to its full compliment of members. In terms of members elected, all major parties gained from the enlarged House of Representatives with the Liberal Party recording the largest gain of 12 members from 33 to 45. The 1984 Senate election was the first conducted under the group ticket or 'above-the-line' system. Under this system voters have a choice of voting above the line on a ballot paper by simply placing a '1' in the party box of their choice or numbering each candidate below the line. The effect of this change was to greatly reduce the incidence of informal votes in the Senate, reduced from 9.9% in 1983 to 4.7% in 1984. However, the resultant confusion in voting methodologies had the perverse consequence of increasing the informal vote in the House of Representatives, increased from 2.1% in 1983 to 6.8% in 1984.

The 1987 election saw the two party preferred vote for the ALP decline by 1.0% to 50.8%, but the number of seats won by the ALP in the House of Representatives increase by four to 86. The highest representation of the ALP ever. In the Senate, the lower quotas occasioned by the simultaneous dissolution resulted in a new record of ten minor party and independent Senators being elected. The 1987 Senate election saw the first candidates standing on the 'green' or environment platform.

The 1990 election was only the fifth occasion since the war when a party was elected to government with less than 50% of the two party preferred vote. The ALP received 49.9% of the two party preferred vote yet won 78 or 52.7% of the seats in the House of Representatives. The National Party were the big losers in this election with a net loss of five seats, giving them their lowest number of seats, 14, in the House of Representatives since 1949. For the first time since 1966 an independent member (E. Mack, North Sydney, NSW) was elected to the House of Representatives. In the Senate, minor parties and independents maintained their position, and the first 'green' Senator was elected (J. Vallentine, WA). Senator Vallentine had been first elected at the 1984 election as a NDP candidate.

The re-election of the ALP government, with an increased majority from 8 to 13, at the 1993 election was the first occasion since 1966 that an incumbent government achieved a positive two party preferred swing (1.5% to ALP). The election was notable for the election of two independents to the House of Representatives (E. Mack, North Sydney, NSW; P. Cleary, Wills, Vic), the lowest National Party vote recorded (7.2%) since the war, and the decline in the vote for the Australian Democrats. In the House of Representatives the Democrat vote declined from 11.3% at the 1990 election to 3.8%, while in the Senate the Democrat vote went from 12.6% to 5.3%. The decline in votes for the Australian Democrats meant that only two Democrat Senators were elected, the smallest number since the party's first election in 1977. However, minor parties and independent strength in the Senate was maintained with the success of a second 'green' Senator (D. Margetts, WA) and the re-election of the independent Senator (B. Harradine) from Tasmania.

The Liberal National Party Coalition was returned to government after 13 years in opposition at the 1996 election. The Liberal Party won 76 seats in the House of Representatives, their largest ever level of representation, while the National Party won 18 seats. The Australian Labor Party performed poorly in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, retaining only 7 of the 52 seats in those States, winning a total overall of 49 seats. The recent success of independents continued with five independents being elected, the largest number in the post-war period. The Coalition received 53.6% of the two party preferred vote (a swing of 5.0%), the highest vote since 1977 and the largest swing since 1975. In the Senate, minor parties continued to hold the balance of power, despite a strong result by the Coalition. The Coalition won 20 of the 40 Senate places up for election. The Democrats improved on their 1993 result and returned five Senators while one green Senator (B. Brown) was elected.

Despite receiving less than 50% of the two-party preferred vote the Liberal National Party Coalition was returned at the 1998 election with a comfortable majority. The success of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party in appealing to conservative voters resulted in the lowest first preference vote (33.9%) for the Liberal Party since 1972 and the lowest first preference vote for the National Party (5.3%) during the post-war period. In two-party preferred vote terms support for the Coalition fell by 4.6% to 49.0%, only the fifth time in the post-war period that a government was elected with less than 50% of the vote. Of the five independent members elected at the 1996 election only one (P. Andren, Calare, NSW) retained his seat. In the Senate, minor parties continue to hold the balance of power. The Australian Democrats won four seats to bring their number to nine Senators, their highest ever level of representation in the Senate. In Queensland, One Nation candidate, Mrs H. Hill was elected, while in Tasmania the independent, Senator B. Harradine, was re-elected.

DETAILED RESULTS : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1949

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	1 916 746	1 369 821	697 029	434 320	315 771	161 540	6 586	11 841	4 913 654
Votes
ALP	849 033	604 793	255 036	204 277	133 701	70 248	2 303	4 823	2 124 214
LP(a)	672 175	535 214	203 178	200 215	122 264	80 748	. .	2 510	1 816 304
CP(b)	199 550	106 190	160 203	. .	34 406	. .	. .	. .	500 349
Others	89 894	45 967	26 600	6 565	4 153	. .	2 893	3 841	179 913
Formal	1 810 652	1 292 164	645 017	411 057	294 524	150 996	5 196	11 174	4 620 780
Informal	37 920	21 630	13 590	9 380	6 805	4 065	122	68	93 580
Total	1 848 572	1 313 794	658 607	420 437	301 329	155 061	5 318	11 242	4 714 360
Percent
ALP	46.9	46.8	39.5	49.7	45.4	46.5	44.3	43.2	46.0
LP(a)	37.1	41.4	31.5	48.7	41.5	53.5	. .	22.5	39.3
CP(b)	11.0	8.2	24.8	. .	11.7	. .	. .	. .	10.8
Others	5.0	3.6	4.1	1.6	1.4	. .	55.7	34.4	3.9
Formal	97.9	98.4	97.9	97.8	97.7	97.4	97.7	99.4	98.0
Informal	2.1	1.6	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.3	0.6	2.0
Total	96.4	95.9	94.5	96.8	95.4	96.0	80.7	94.9	95.9
Seats Won
ALP	23	13	3	4	3	1	1	. .	48
LP(a)	16	17	9	6	3	4	. .	. .	55
CP(b)	8	3	6	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	19
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1
Total	47	33	18	10	8	5	1	1	123

(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1951

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	1 941 327	1 388 116	710 518	440 454	318 260	164 000	6 516	12 774	4 981 965
Votes
ALP	898 883	644 153	257 099	184 044	116 573	74 088	3 213	5 905	2 183 958
LP(a)	713 300	571 398	193 559	188 429	108 599	79 514	. .	2 287	1 857 086
CP(b)	184 831	67 831	149 118	. .	41 933	. .	1 085	. .	444 798
Others	32 287	27 547	27 202	3 699	1 812	. .	717	3 638	96 902
Formal	1 829 301	1 310 929	626 978	376 172	268 917	153 602	5 015	11 830	4 582 744
Informal	34 938	21 410	12 355	7 910	6 928	4 966	95	69	88 671
Total	1 864 239	1 332 339	639 333	384 0872	275 845	158 568	5 110	11 899	4 671 415
Percent
ALP	49.1	49.1	41.0	48.9	43.3	48.2	64.1	49.9	47.7
LP(a)	39.0	43.6	30.9	50.1	40.4	51.8	. .	19.3	40.5
CP(b)	10.1	5.2	23.8	. .	15.6	. .	21.6	. .	9.7
Others	1.8	2.1	4.3	1.0	0.7	. .	14.3	30.8	2.1
Formal	98.1	98.4	98.1	97.9	97.5	96.9	98.1	99.4	98.1
Informal	1.9	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.5	3.1	1.9	0.6	1.9
Total	96.0	96.0	90.0	87.2	86.7	96.7	78.4	93.2	93.8
Seats Won
ALP	24	15	4	5	3	1	1	1	54
LP(a)	16	15	9	5	3	4	. .	. .	52
CP(b)	7	3	5	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	17
Total	47	33	18	10	8	5	1	1	123

(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1954

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	1 985 267	1 415 392	733 054	455 872	334 353	172 530	6 869	14 920	5 118 257
Votes
ALP	923 469	636 911	295 424	192 446	150 197	81 651	4 021	8 762	2 292 881
LP(a)	619 643	572 233	223 406	150 708	108 575	82 243	. .	4 799	1 761 607
CP(b)	146 417	43 390	152 408	. .	45 956	. .	1 163	. .	389 334
Others	75 939	13 701	24 598	5 888	11 399	688	. .	405	132 616
Formal	1 765 468	1 266 235	695 834	349 042	316 127	164 582	5 184	13 966	4 576 438
Informal	23 629	14 897	7 787	8 812	5 561	1 597	115	108	62 506
Total	1 789 097	1 281 132	703 621	357 854	321 688	166 179	5 299	14 074	4 638 944
Percent
ALP	52.3	50.3	42.5	55.1	47.5	49.6	77.6	62.7	50.1
LP(a)	35.1	45.2	32.1	43.2	34.3	50.0	. .	34.4	38.5
CP(b)	8.3	3.4	21.9	. .	14.5	. .	22.4	. .	8.5
Others	4.3	1.1	3.5	1.7	3.6	0.4	. .	2.9	2.9
Formal	98.7	98.8	98.9	97.5	98.3	99.0	97.8	99.2	98.7
Informal	1.3	1.2	1.1	2.5	1.7	1.0	2.2	0.8	1.3
Total	90.1	90.5	96.0	78.5	96.2	96.3	77.1	94.3	90.6
Seats Won
ALP	25	15	5	6	4	2	1	1	59
LP(a)	15	15	8	4	2	3	. .	. .	47
CP(b)	7	3	5	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	17
Total	47	33	18	10	8	5	1	1	123

(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1955

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT(a)	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	1 996 381	1 444 035	752 645	462 747	343 013	173 622	6 476	16 181	5 195 100
Votes
ALP	836 592	493 509	258 994	208 310	91 151	73 273	. .	9 588	1 971 417
LP(b)	652 167	549 985	196 214	197 060	72 385	78 674	. .	5 263	1 751 748
CP(c)	145 567	72 877	129 001	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	347 445
ACL	. .	209 678	. .	11 225	. .	6 180	. .	. .	227 083
Others	53 576	3 280	28 577	10 182	12 075	2 003	. .	. .	112 693
Formal	1 687 902	1 329 329	615 786	426 777	175 611	160 130	. .	14 851	4 410 386
Informal	48 946	36 054	13 719	18 050	6 431	7 039	. .	126	130 365
Total	1 736 848	1 365 383	629 505	444 827	182 042	167 169	. .	14 977	4 540 751
Percent
ALP	49.6	37.1	42.1	48.8	51.9	45.8	. .	64.6	44.7
LP(b)	38.6	41.4	31.9	46.2	41.2	49.1	. .	35.4	39.7
CP(c)	8.6	5.5	20.9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	7.9
ACL	. .	15.8	. .	2.6	. .	3.9	.	. .	5.1
Others	3.2	0.2	4.6	2.4	6.9	1.3	. .	. .	2.6
Formal	97.2	97.4	97.8	95.9	96.5	95.8	. .	99.2	97.1
Informal	2.8	2.6	2.2	4.1	3.5	4.2	. .	0.8	2.9
Total	87.0	94.6	83.6	96.1	53.1	96.3	. .	92.6	87.4
Seats Won
ALP	21	10	5	6	3	2	1	1	49
LP(b)	17	20	8	5	4	3	. .	. .	57
CP(c)	8	3	5	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	18
Total	46	33	18	11	9	5	1	1	124

(a) ALP Candidate elected unopposed.

(b) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.

(c) Includes CDL in Western Australia. Two candidates elected unopposed.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1958

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 064 304	1 504 910	784 354	490 930	361 409	178 717	7 678	20 563	5 412 865
Votes
ALP	900 483	555 470	270 676	217 727	116 302	77 232	4 153	11 980	2 154 023
LP(a)	685 614	531 404	224 449	205 810	138 467	73 436	. .	4 383	1 863 563
CP(b)	183 187	103 735	140 093	. .	38 305	. .	. .	. .	465 320
DLP(c)	106 805	207 247	80 035	27 703	34 944	12 989	. .	. .	469 723
Others	33 992	7 533	7 158	6 973	4 475	1 249	1 469	2 534	65 383
Formal	1 910 081	1 405 389	722 411	458 213	332 493	164 906	5 622	18 897	5 018 012
Informal	55 041	35 114	22 532	15 619	12 304	7 005	221	251	148 088
Total	1 965 122	1 440 503	744 943	473 832	344 798	171 911	5 843	19 148	5 166 100
Percent
ALP	47.1	39.5	37.5	47.5	35.0	46.8	73.9	63.4	42.9
LP(a)	35.9	37.8	31.1	44.9	41.6	44.5	. .	23.2	37.1
CP(b)	9.6	7.4	19.4	. .	11.5	. .	. .	. .	9.3
DLP(c)	5.6	14.8	11.1	6.0	10.5	7.9	. .	. .	9.4
Others	1.8	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.8	26.1	13.4	1.3
Formal	97.2	97.6	97.0	96.7	96.4	95.9	96.2	98.7	97.1
Informal	2.8	2.4	3.0	3.3	3.6	4.1	3.8	1.3	2.9
Total	95.2	95.7	95.0	96.5	95.4	96.2	76.1	93.1	95.4
Seats Won
ALP	22	10	3	6	1	3	1	1	47
LP(a)	16	18	10	5	7	2	. .	. .	58
CP(b)	8	5	5	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	19
Total	46	33	18	11	9	5	1	1	124

(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

(c) Includes QLP in Queensland.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1961

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 146 793	1 586 701	826 128	521 490	384 917	185 332	12 131	28 672	5 692 364
Votes
ALP	1 041 238	615 693	365 930	253 225	144 188	92 655	4 659	17 144	2 534 702
LP(a)	617 132	515 792	205 457	195 341	161 662	66 354	. .	9 263	1 771 001
CP(b)	187 444	111 637	126 316	. .	21 078	. .	. .	. .	446 475
DLP(c)	108 471	223 512	57 487	31 457	23 153	12 882	. .	. .	456 962
Others	39 356	13 816	6 291	5 660	2 806	. .	4 468	. .	72 397
Formal	1 993 641	1 480 450	761 481	485 683	352 887	171 891	9 127	26 377	5 281 537
Informal	49 536	34 558	21 195	15 629	11 720	5 679	343	351	139 011
Total	2 043 177	1 515 008	782 676	501 312	364 607	177 570	9 470	26 728	5 420 548
Percent
ALP	52.2	41.6	48.1	52.1	40.9	53.9	51.0	64.9	48.0
LP(a)	31.0	34.8	27.0	40.2	45.8	38.6	. .	35.1	33.5
CP(b)	9.4	7.5	16.6	. .	6.0	. .	. .	. .	8.5
DLP(c)	5.4	15.1	7.5	6.5	6.6	7.5	. .	. .	8.7
Others	2.0	0.9	0.8	1.2	0.8	. .	49.0	. .	1.4
Formal	97.6	97.7	97.3	96.9	96.8	96.8	96.4	98.7	97.4
Informal	2.4	2.3	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.6	1.3	2.6
Total	95.2	95.5	94.7	96.1	94.7	95.7	78.1	93.2	95.2
Seats Won
ALP	27	10	11	6	3	3	1	1	62
LP(a)	12	18	3	5	5	2	. .	. .	45
CP(b)	7	5	4	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	17
Total	46	33	18	11	9	5	1	1	124

(a) Includes LCP in Victoria, LCL in South Australia and Western Australia.

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

(c) Includes QLP in Queensland

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1963

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT(a)	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 215 883	1 618 995	855 473	541 536	402 483	190 547	14 660	36 018	5 875 595
Votes
ALP	987 228	620 253	369 570	270 956	146 596	94 581	. .	17 984	2 507 168
LP(b)	766 688	600 306	228 197	183 490	178 651	73 491	. .	14 748	2 045 571
CP	203 444	116 790	145 610	. .	23 654	. .	. .	. .	489 498
DLP	91 646	190 254	50 421	46 507	16 997	11 591	. .	. .	407 416
Others	27 189	8 962	3 820	8 219	8 538	1 064	. .	. .	57 792
Formal	2 076 195	1 536 565	797 618	509 172	374 436	180 727	. .	32 732	5 507 445
Informal	34 826	22 771	18 130	13 963	9 277	2 293	. .	701	101 961
Total	2 111 021	1 559 336	815 748	523 135	383 713	183 020	. .	33 433	5 609 406
Percent
ALP	47.5	40.4	46.3	53.2	39.2	52.3	. .	54.9	45.5
LP(b)	36.9	39.1	28.6	36.0	47.7	40.7	. .	45.1	37.1
CP	9.8	7.6	18.3	. .	6.3	. .	. .	. .	8.9
DLP	4.4	12.4	6.3	9.1	4.5	6.4	. .	. .	7.4
Others	1.3	0.6	0.5	1.6	2.3	0.6	. .	. .	1.0
Formal	98.4	98.5	97.8	97.3	97.6	98.7	. .	97.9	98.2
Informal	1.6	1.5	2.2	2.7	2.4	1.3	. .	2.1	1.8
Total	95.3	96.3	95.4	96.6	95.3	96.0	. .	92.8	95.5
Seats Won
ALP	20	10	8	6	3	3	1	1	52
LP(b)	17	18	6	5	4	2	. .	. .	52
CP	9	5	4	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	20
Total	46	33	18	11	9	5	1	1	124

(a) ALP Candidate elected unopposed.

(b) Includes LCP in Victoria and LCL in South Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1966

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 308 775	1 702 864	900 492	585 465	433 097	197 666	17 395	48 127	6 193 881
Votes
ALP	862 631	548 743	354 674	222 828	168 257	96 246	6 734	22 721	2 282 834
LP(a)	862 407	622 708	253 663	296 923	160 894	78 684	. .	16 685	2 291 964
CP	226 355	130 468	165 358	. .	32 524	. .	7 221	. .	561 926
DLP	96 102	197 026	63 175	19 281	28 502	11 132	. .	2 193	417 411
Others	69 981	66 619	5 365	8 089	2 875	289	. .	2 396	155 614
Formal	2 117 476	1 565 564	842 235	547 121	393 052	186 351	13 955	43 995	5 709 749
Informal	69 340	60 779	15 595	16 220	16 518	2 849	500	777	182 578
Total	2 186 816	1 626 343	857 830	563 341	409 570	189 200	14 455	44 772	5 892 327
Percent
ALP	40.7	35.1	42.1	40.7	42.8	51.6	48.3	51.6	40.0
LP(a)	40.7	39.8	30.2	54.3	40.9	42.2	. .	37.9	40.1
CP	10.7	8.3	19.6	. .	8.3	. .	51.7	. .	9.8
DLP	4.5	12.6	7.5	3.5	7.3	6.0	. .	5.0	7.3
Others	3.3	4.3	0.6	1.5	0.7	0.2	. .	5.4	2.7
Formal	96.8	96.3	98.2	97.1	96.0	98.5	96.5	98.3	96.9
Informal	3.2	3.7	1.8	2.9	4.0	1.5	3.5	1.7	3.1
Total	94.7	95.5	95.3	96.2	94.6	95.7	83.1	93.0	95.1
Seats Won
ALP	17	8	6	3	3	3	. .	1	41
LP(a)	20	19	8	8	4	2	. .	. .	61
CP	9	5	4	. .	2	. .	1	. .	21
Others	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
Total	46	33	18	11	9	5	1	1	124

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1969

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 438 667	1 809 549	953 564	624 626	484 128	211 220	21 186	63 293	6 606 233
Votes
ALP	1 074 916	689 515	430 403	303 419	222 709	105 556	5 204	39 070	2 870 792
LP(a)	760 612	626 474	245 159	245 287	160 473	72 490	. .	15 492	2 125 987
CP	220 539	113 958	152 041	. .	28 413	. .	8 281	. .	523 232
DLP	75 905	180 205	60 841	17 930	24 461	8 635	. .	. .	367 977
AP	25 590	13 473	1 550	4 637	4 676	1 069	. .	2 651	53 646
Others	96 626	44 249	2 592	7 884	4 355	12 672	3 629	477	172 484
Formal	2 254 188	1 667 874	892 586	579 157	445 087	200 422	17 114	57 690	6 114 118
Informal	53 811	56 724	11 463	20 562	11 699	3 538	613	1 083	159 493
Total	2 307 999	1 724 598	904 049	599 719	456 786	203 960	17 727	58 773	6 273 611
Percent
ALP	47.7	41.3	48.2	52.4	50.0	52.7	30.4	67.7	47.0
LP(a)	33.7	37.6	27.5	42.4	36.1	36.2	. .	26.9	34.8
CP	9.8	6.8	17.0	. .	6.4	. .	48.4	. .	8.6
DLP	3.4	10.8	6.8	3.1	5.5	4.3	. .	. .	6.0
AP	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.1	0.5	. .	4.6	0.9
Others	4.3	2.7	0.3	1.4	1.0	6.3	21.2	0.8	2.8
Formal	97.7	96.7	98.7	96.6	97.4	98.3	96.5	98.2	97.5
Informal	2.3	3.3	1.3	3.4	2.6	1.7	3.5	1.8	2.5
Total	94.6	95.3	94.8	96.0	94.4	96.6	83.7	92.9	95.0
Seats Won
ALP	22	11	7	8	6	4	. .	1	59
LP(a)	15	18	7	4	1	1	. .	. .	46
CP	8	5	4	. .	2	. .	1	. .	20
Total	45	34	18	12	9	5	1	1	125

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1972

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 581 069	1 929 354	1 022 022	671 081	537 240	219 644	29 929	83 591	7 073 930
Votes
ALP	1 252 047	854 201	449 620	317 646	226 398	123 814	9 676	40 147	3 273 549
LP(a)	722 937	606 273	242 752	259 341	193 060	73 166	. .	17 556	2 115 085
CP	235 132	134 158	187 057	13 991	40 831	. .	11 657	. .	622 826
DLP	84 322	150 824	53 319	23 052	22 054	10 086	. .	2 758	346 415
AP	80 662	38 743	15 741	6 418	5 618	1 076	1 129	10 529	159 916
Others	36 492	22 331	4 412	6 918	3 008	1 915	2 170	6 013	83 259
Formal	2 411 592	1 806 530	952 901	627 366	490 969	210 057	24 632	77 003	6 601 050
Informal	46 750	43 456	19 440	16 845	13 328	3 393	1 176	1 806	146 194
Total	2 458 342	1 849 986	972 341	644 211	504 297	213 450	25 808	78 809	6 747 244
Percent
ALP	51.9	47.3	47.2	50.6	46.1	58.9	39.3	52.1	49.6
LP(a)	30.0	33.6	25.5	41.3	39.3	34.8	. .	22.8	32.0
CP	9.8	7.4	19.6	2.2	8.3	. .	47.3	. .	9.4
DLP	3.5	8.3	5.6	3.7	4.5	4.8	. .	3.6	5.2
AP	3.3	2.1	1.7	1.0	1.1	0.5	4.6	13.7	2.4
Others	1.5	1.2	0.5	1.1	0.6	0.9	8.8	7.8	1.3
Formal	98.1	97.7	98.0	97.4	97.4	98.4	95.4	97.7	97.8
Informal	1.9	2.3	2.0	2.6	2.6	1.6	4.6	2.3	2.2
Total	95.2	95.9	95.1	96.0	93.9	97.2	86.2	94.3	95.4
Seats Won
ALP	28	14	8	7	4	5	. .	1	67
LP(a)	10	14	6	5	3	. .	. .	. .	38
CP	7	6	4	. .	2	. .	1	. .	20
Total	45	34	18	12	9	5	1	1	125

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1974

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 834 558	2 161 474	1 154 762	750 308	612 016	246 596	36 480	101 455	7 897 649
Votes
ALP	1 400 255	970 236	476 710	341 563	261 107	128 787	13 397	52 055	3 644 110
LP(a)	887 202	738 236	330 365	256 904	233 240	103 701	. .	33 320	2 582 968
CP(b)	282 169	151 707	255 659	28 903	60 325	. .	14 514	3 300	796 577
AP	77 507	50 025	18 808	14 267	7 016	423	. .	4 130	172 176
DLP	. .	104 974	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	104 974
LM	. .	. .	. .	57 817	. .	. .	. .	. .	57 817
Others	10 959	12 082	1 741	2 669	1 726	767	1 557	883	32 384
Formal	2 658 092	2 027 260	1 083 283	702 123	563 414	233 678	29 468	93 688	7 391 006
Informal	44 811	43 633	15 118	20 311	14 575	4 213	852	1 249	144 762
Total	2 702 903	2 070 893	1 098 401	722 434	577 989	237 891	30 320	94 937	7 535 768
Percent
ALP	52.7	47.9	44.0	48.6	46.3	55.1	45.5	55.6	49.3
LP(a)	33.4	36.4	30.5	36.6	41.4	44.4	. .	35.6	34.9
CP(b)	10.6	7.5	23.6	4.1	10.7	. .	49.3	3.5	10.8
AP	2.9	2.5	1.7	2.0	1.2	0.2	. .	4.4	2.3
DLP	. .	5.2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.4
LM	. .	. .	. .	8.2	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.8
Others	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	5.3	0.9	0.4
Formal	98.3	97.9	98.6	97.2	97.5	98.2	97.2	98.7	98.1
Informal	1.7	2.1	1.4	2.8	2.5	1.8	2.8	1.3	1.9
Total	95.4	95.8	95.1	96.3	94.4	96.5	83.1	93.6	95.4
Seats Won
ALP	25	16	6	7	5	5	. .	2	66
LP(a)	11	12	7	5	5	. .	. .	. .	40
NP(b)	9	6	5	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	21
Total	45	34	18	12	10	5	1	2	127

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

(b) Includes NP in Queensland and NA in Western Australia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1975

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	2 961 698	2 234 858	1 206 231	789 004	658 419	255 402	40 885	115 916	8 262 413
Votes
ALP	1 260 335	882 842	439 405	316 006	244 404	105 324	12 944	51 744	3 313 004
LP	1 100 672	887 685	370 041	365 353	326 679	131 002	. .	50 727	3 232 159
NCP(a)	326 124	186 667	303 107	4 070	30 727	3 248	15 976	. .	869 919
AP	10 931	21 473	. .	525	. .	. .	701	. .	33 630
DLP	. .	101 750	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	101 750
LM	. .	. .	. .	45 968	. .	. .	. .	3 516	49 484
Others	74 058	17 280	21 041	9 246	7 240	2 550	. .	840	132 632
Formal	2 772 120	2 097 697	1 133 594	741 168	609 050	242 124	29 621	107 204	7 732 578
Informal	52 760	42 008	14 604	18 201	14 334	4 570	996	1 822	149 295
Total	2 824 880	2 139 705	1 148 198	759 369	623 384	246 694	30 617	109 026	7 881 873
Percent
ALP	45.5	42.1	38.8	42.6	40.1	43.5	43.7	48.3	42.8
LP	39.7	42.3	32.6	49.3	53.6	54.1	. .	47.3	41.8
NCP(a)	11.8	8.9	26.7	0.5	5.0	1.3	53.9	. .	11.3
AP	0.4	1.0	. .	0.1	. .	. .	2.4	. .	0.4
DLP	. .	4.9	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.3
LM	. .	. .	. .	6.2	. .	. .	. .	3.3	0.6
Others	2.7	0.8	1.9	1.2	1.2	1.1	. .	0.8	1.7
Formal	98.1	98.0	98.7	97.6	97.7	98.1	96.7	98.3	98.1
Informal	1.9	2.0	1.3	2.4	2.3	1.9	3.3	1.7	1.9
Total	95.4	95.7	95.2	96.2	94.7	96.6	74.9	94.1	95.4
Seats Won
ALP	17	10	1	6	1	. .	. .	1	36
LP	19	19	9	6	9	5	. .	1	68
NCP(a)	9	5	8	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	23
Total	45	34	18	12	10	5	1	2	127

(a) Includes CP in New South Wales, NP in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, and CLP in Northern Territory.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1977

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 051 238	2 289 926	1 258 724	824 205	690 919	262 114	44 295	127 358	8 548 779
Votes
ALP	1 201 560	791 083	443 221	322 883	205 793	103 877	14 811	57 823	3 141 051
LP	1 018 257	842 545	326 135	340 383	307 699	134 687	. .	48 190	3 017 896
NCP(a)	320 051	120 032	305 275	6 065	25 559	. .	16 462	. .	793 444
DEM	239 808	250 943	77 169	85 578	70 590	8 255	2 478	8 544	743 365
DLP	. .	113 271	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	113 271
Others	54 109	9 652	23 863	2 299	22 383	. .	987	534	113 827
Formal	2 833 785	2 127 526	1 175 663	757 208	632 024	246 819	34 738	115 091	7 922 854
Informal	65 660	62 381	18 212	26 461	21 560	6 579	1 244	2 811	204 908
Total	2 899 445	2 189 907	1 193 875	783 669	653 584	253 398	35 982	117 902	8 127 762
Percent
ALP	42.4	37.2	37.7	42.6	32.6	42.1	42.6	50.2	39.6
LP	35.9	39.6	27.7	45.0	48.7	54.6	. .	41.9	38.1
NCP(a)	11.3	5.6	26.0	0.8	4.0	. .	47.4	. .	10.0
DEM	8.5	11.8	6.6	11.3	11.2	3.3	7.1	7.4	9.4
DLP	. .	5.3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.4
Others	1.9	0.5	2.0	0.3	3.5	. .	2.8	0.5	1.4
Formal	97.7	97.2	98.5	96.6	96.7	97.4	96.5	97.6	97.5
Informal	2.3	2.8	1.5	3.4	3.3	2.6	3.5	2.4	2.5
Total	95.0	95.6	94.8	95.1	94.6	96.7	81.2	92.6	95.1
Seats Won
ALP	17	10	3	6	1	. .	. .	1	38
LP	18	20	9	5	9	5	. .	1	67
NCP(a)	8	3	7	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	19
Total	43	33	19	11	10	5	1	2	124

(a) Includes NP in Queensland and CLP in Northern Territory.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1980

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 184 997	2 415 472	1 356 589	849 899	751 260	273 752	55 342	136 281	9 023 592
Votes
ALP	1 357 557	1 016 617	535 800	348 649	286 529	118 341	17 426	68 916	3 749 565
LP	1 044 190	874 395	342 153	348 981	317 636	133 141	. .	48 016	3 108 512
NCP(a)	307 400	109 506	273 637	10 937	15 837	. .	18 805	. .	736 122
DEM	166 143	183 212	66 502	68 857	48 076	3 722	2 509	7 001	546 032
DLP	. .	25 456	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	25 456
Others	53 164	24 670	34 609	6 780	13 328	1 310	4 432	1 577	139 870
Formal	2 928 454	2 233 856	1 252 701	784 204	681 136	256 524	43 172	125 510	8 305 557
Informal	70 742	61 920	22 513	22 491	18 821	6 965	2 231	2 752	208 435
Total	2 999 196	2 295 776	1 275 214	806 695	699 957	263 489	45 403	128 262	8 513 992
Percent
ALP	46.4	45.5	42.8	44.5	42.0	46.1	40.4	54.9	45.1
LP	35.7	39.1	27.3	44.5	46.6	51.9	. .	38.3	37.4
NCP(a)	10.5	4.9	21.8	1.4	2.3	. .	43.6	. .	8.9
DEM	5.7	8.2	5.3	8.8	7.1	1.5	5.8	5.6	6.6
DLP	. .	1.1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.3
Others	1.8	1.1	2.8	0.9	2.0	0.5	10.3	1.3	1.7
Formal	97.6	97.3	98.2	97.2	97.3	97.4	95.1	97.9	97.6
Informal	2.4	2.7	1.8	2.8	2.7	2.6	4.9	2.1	2.4
Total	94.2	95.0	94.0	94.9	93.2	96.3	82.0	94.1	94.4
Seats Won
ALP	18	17	5	6	3	. .	. .	2	51
LP	16	13	7	5	8	5	. .	. .	54
NCP(a)	9	3	7	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	20
Total	43	33	19	11	11	5	1	2	125

(a) Includes NP in Victoria and Queensland and CLP in Northern Territory.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1983

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 247 827	2 495 392	1 472 462	880 455	798 973	282 230	57 320	137 405	9 372 064
Votes
ALP	1 512 012	1 182 118	621 146	393 971	378 545	106 647	20 764	82 189	4 297 392
LP	951 810	869 542	328 530	342 821	304 677	145 393	. .	41 213	2 983 986
NP(a)	330 657	114 065	319 647	8 762	5 999	. .	20 479	. .	799 609
DEM	144 633	133 183	62 637	56 510	29 273	9 458	1 571	. .	437 265
DLP	. .	17 318	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	17 318
Others	77 470	13 139	14 429	12 255	10 136	3 270	1 779	5 229	149 293
Formal	3 016 582	2 340 951	1 346 389	814 319	728 630	264 768	44 593	128 631	8 684 863
Informal	66 473	52 780	17 790	22 380	14 685	6 232	2 070	2 902	185 312
Total	3 083 055	2 393 731	1 364 179	836 699	743 315	271 000	46 663	131 533	8 870 175
Percent
ALP	50.1	50.5	46.1	48.4	52.0	40.3	46.6	63.9	49.5
LP	31.6	37.1	24.4	42.1	41.8	54.9	. .	32.0	34.4
NP(a)	11.0	4.9	23.7	1.1	0.8	. .	45.9	. .	9.2
DEM	4.8	5.7	4.7	6.9	4.0	3.6	3.5	. .	5.0
DLP	. .	0.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.2
Others	2.6	0.6	1.1	1.5	1.4	1.2	4.0	4.1	1.7
Formal	97.8	97.8	98.7	97.3	98.0	97.7	95.6	97.8	97.9
Informal	2.2	2.2	1.3	2.7	2.0	2.3	4.4	2.2	2.1
Total	94.9	95.9	92.6	95.0	93.0	96.0	81.4	95.7	94.6
Seats Won
ALP	24	23	10	7	8	. .	1	2	75
LP	11	7	3	4	3	5	. .	. .	33
NP	8	3	6	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	17
Total	43	33	19	11	11	5	1	2	125

(a) Includes NCP in Western Australia and CLP in Northern Territory.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION 1984

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 424 032	2 614 383	1 555 600	906 278	859 623	290 028	68 857	150 416	9 869 217
Votes
ALP	1 458 856	1 117 874	605 804	367 915	359 810	113 094	25 140	71 637	4 120 130
LP(a)	990 464	842 423	263 518	337 253	341 500	133 173	27 335	43 225	2 978 891
NP	318 458	145 435	435 832	11 609	9 817	. .	. .	. .	921 151
DEM	178 806	115 172	66 243	61 822	27 598	10 432	1 906	10 225	472 204
DLP	. .	49 121	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	49 121
Others	76 518	14 508	3 635	6 311	7 949	3 747	1 581	9 206	123 455
Formal	3 023 102	2 284 533	1 375 032	784 910	746 674	260 446	55 962	134 293	8 664 952
Informal	198 648	202 740	67 586	74 719	59 799	16 864	2 909	7 204	630 469
Total	3 221 750	2 487 273	1 442 618	859 629	806 473	277 310	58 871	141 497	9 295 421
Percent
ALP	48.3	48.9	44.1	46.9	48.2	43.4	44.9	53.3	47.5
LP(a)	32.8	36.9	19.2	43.0	45.7	51.1	48.8	32.2	34.4
NP	10.5	6.4	31.7	1.5	1.3	. .	. .	. .	10.6
DEM	5.9	5.0	4.8	7.9	3.7	4.0	3.4	7.6	5.4
DLP	. .	2.2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.6
Others	2.5	0.6	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.4	2.8	6.9	1.4
Formal	93.8	91.8	95.3	91.3	92.6	93.9	95.1	94.9	93.2
Informal	6.2	8.2	4.7	8.7	7.4	6.1	4.9	5.1	6.8
Total	94.1	95.0	92.7	94.9	93.8	95.6	85.5	94.1	94.2
Seats Won
ALP	29	25	9	8	9	. .	. .	2	82
LP(a)	12	11	7	5	4	5	1	. .	45
NP	10	3	8	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	21
Total	51	39	24	13	13	5	1	2	148