Federal Election Results 1949-1998 (Research Paper 8 1998-99)

Research Paper 8 1998-99

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

DETAILED RESULTS : SENATE

SENATE ELECTION 1949

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	1 916 746	1 369 821	697 029	434 320	315 771	161 540	4 895 227
Votes
ALP	713 122	533 380	270 068	176 795	125 067	63 524	1 881 956
LP/CP(a)	841 367	574 623	322 490	169 654	133 369	71 944	2 113 447
Others	71 507	65 250	19 188	25 105	12 835	3 237	197 122
Formal	1 625 996	1 173 253	611 746	371 554	271 271	138 705	4 192 525
Informal	222 576	140 541	46 861	48 883	30 058	16 356	505 275
Total	1 848 572	1 313 794	658 607	420 437	301 329	155 061	4 697 800
Percent
ALP	43.9	45.5	44.1	47.6	46.1	45.8	44.9
LP/CP(a)	51.7	49.0	52.7	45.7	49.2	51.9	50.4
Others	4.4	5.6	3.1	6.8	4.7	2.3	4.7
Formal	88.0	89.3	92.9	88.4	90.0	89.5	89.2
Informal	12.0	10.7	7.1	11.6	10.0	10.5	10.8
Total	96.4	95.9	94.5	96.8	95.4	96.0	96.0
Senators Elected
ALP	3	3	3	4	3	3	19
LP(a)	3	3	3	3	3	4	19
CP(a)	1	1	1	. .	1	. .	4
Total	7	7	7	7	7	7	42

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

SENATE ELECTION 1951

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	1 941 327	1 388 116	710 518	440 454	318 260	164 000	4 962 675
Votes
ALP	760 388	622 891	259 070	199 544	121 268	66 590	2 029 751
LP/CP(a)	813 842	594 282	366 760	200 016	150 747	73 040	2 198 687
Others	143 280	24 279	19 227	3 241	5 194	578	195 799
Formal	1 717 510	1 241 452	645 057	402 801	277 209	140 108	4 424 237
Informal	146 729	90 887	31 793	24 792	27 117	18 360	339 678
Total	1 864 239	1 332 339	676 850	427 593	304 326	158 568	4 763 915
Percent
ALP	44.3	50.2	40.2	49.5	43.7	47.5	45.9
LP/CP(a)	47.4	47.9	56.9	49.7	54.4	52.1	49.7
Others	8.3	1.9	3.0	0.8	1.9	0.4	4.4
Formal	92.1	93.2	95.3	94.2	91.1	88.4	92.9
Informal	7.9	6.8	4.7	5.8	8.9	11.6	7.1
Total	96.0	96.0	95.3	97.1	95.6	96.7	96.0
Senators Elected
ALP	5	5	4	5	4	5	28
LP(a)	4	4	4	5	4	5	26
CP(a)	1	1	2	. .	2	. .	6
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10	60

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

SENATE ELECTION 1953

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	1 979 594	1 411 511	725 464	453 496	329 192	168 496	5 067 753
Votes
ALP	948 920	644 123	299 268	219 628	141 416	70 613	2 323 968
LP/CP(a)	752 267	563 265	322 214	189 105	139 804	73 283	2 039 938
Others	98 103	57 564	47 637	7 553	6 917	9 909	227 683
Formal	1 799 290	1 264 952	669 119	416 286	288 137	153 805	4 591 589
Informal	74 231	75 159	18 110	21 297	22 322	8 256	219 375
Total	1 873 521	1 340 111	687 229	437 583	310 459	162 061	4 810 964
Percent
ALP	52.7	50.9	44.7	52.8	49.1	45.9	50.6
LP/CP(a)	41.8	44.5	48.1	45.4	48.5	47.6	44.4
Others	5.5	4.6	7.1	1.8	2.4	6.4	5.0
Formal	96.0	94.4	97.4	95.1	92.8	94.9	95.4
Informal	4.0	5.6	2.6	4.9	7.2	5.1	4.6
Total	94.6	94.9	94.7	96.5	94.3	96.2	94.9
Senators Elected(b)
ALP	3	3	2	3	3	3	17
LP(a)	2	2	2	2	2	3	13
CP(a)	. .	. .	1	. .	1	. .	2
Total	5	5	5	5	6	6	32

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

(b) Casual vacancies to be filled in Western Australia and Tasmania.

SENATE ELECTION 1955

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	1 996 381	1 444 035	752 645	462 747	343 013	173 622	5 172 443
Votes
ALP	760 039	413 177	282 572	176 323	115 367	55 857	1 803 335
LP(a)	840 718	537 631	370 529	189 512	130 444	64 776	2 161 460
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	27 850	. .	(c)
ACL	. .	209 875	. .	35 098	10 077	16 017	271 067
Others	133 506	20 471	28 272	4 092	9 413	9 409	205 163
Formal	1 734 263	1 181 154	681 373	405 025	293 151	146 059	4 441 025
Informal	166 433	184 229	28 883	39 802	32 612	21 110	473 069
Total	1 900 696	1 365 383	710 256	444 827	325 763	167 169	4 914 094
Percent
ALP	43.8	35.0	41.5	43.5	39.3	38.2	40.6
LP(a)	48.5	45.5	54.4	46.8	44.5	44.3	48.8
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	9.5	. .	(c)
ACL	. .	17.8	. .	8.7	3.4	11.0	6.1
Others	7.7	1.7	4.2	1.0	3.2	6.4	4.6
Formal	91.2	86.5	95.9	91.1	90.0	87.4	90.4
Informal	8.8	13.5	4.1	8.9	10.0	12.6	9.6
Total	95.2	94.6	94.4	96.1	95.0	96.3	95.0
Senators Elected
ALP	2	2	2	2	2	2	12
LP(a)	2	1	2	3	2	3	13
CP(b)	1	1	1	. .	1	. .	4
ACL	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5	30

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

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

SENATE ELECTION 1958

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	2 064 304	1 504 910	784 354	490 930	361 409	178 717	5 384 624
Votes
ALP	761 767	549 481	282 284	205 380	111 499	62 616	1 973 027
LP(a)	752 362	570 567	325 224	195 929	126 230	61 130	2 084 193
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	52 751	. .	(c)
DLP(d)	83 636	162 799	73 037	23 310	19 088	25 922	387 792
Others	122 529	15 240	10 967	12 536	2 803	2 972	167 047
Formal	1 720 294	1 298 087	691 512	437 155	312 371	152 640	4 612 059
Informal	244 828	142 416	53 431	36 677	32 427	19 271	529 050
Total	1 965 122	1 440 503	744 943	473 832	344 798	171 911	5 141 109
Percent
ALP	44.3	42.3	40.8	47.0	35.7	41.0	42.8
LP(a)	43.7	43.9	47.0	44.8	40.4	40.0	45.2
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	16.9	. .	(c)
DLP(d)	4.9	12.5	10.6	5.3	6.1	17.0	8.4
Others	7.1	1.2	1.6	2.9	0.9	1.9	3.6
Formal	87.5	90.1	92.8	92.3	90.6	88.8	89.7
Informal	12.5	9.9	7.2	7.7	9.4	11.2	10.3
Total	95.2	95.7	95.0	96.5	95.4	96.2	95.5
Senators Elected(e)
ALP	3	3	2	3	2	2	15
LP(a)	2	3	2	2	2	2	13
CP(b)	1	. .	1	. .	1	. .	3
DLP(d)	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1
Total	6	6	5	5	5	5	32

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

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

(d) Includes QLP in Queensland.

(e) Casual vacancies to be filled in New South Wales and Victoria.

SENATE ELECTION 1961

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	2 146 793	1 586 701	826 128	521 490	384 917	185 532	5 651 561
Votes
ALP	848 171	556 899	302 444	236 526	140 052	67 247	2 151 339
LP(a)	728 657	549 796	317 243	205 653	128 419	64 220	2 025 078
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	31 090	. .	(c)
DLP(d)	138 700	191 121	84 112	25 849	23 960	8 836	472 578
Others	67 204	54 794	12 079	5 000	4 649	19 542	163 268
Formal	1 782 732	1 352 610	715 878	473 028	328 170	159 845	4 812 263
Informal	260 445	162 398	66 798	28 284	36 437	17 725	572 087
Total	2 043 177	1 515 008	782 676	501 312	364 607	177 570	5 384 350
Percent
ALP	47.6	41.2	42.2	50.0	42.7	42.1	44.7
LP(a)	40.9	40.6	44.3	43.5	39.1	40.2	42.1
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	19.5	. .	(c)
DLP(d)	7.8	14.1	11.7	5.5	7.3	5.5	9.8
Others	3.8	4.1	1.7	1.1	1.4	12.2	3.4
Formal	87.3	89.3	91.5	94.4	90.0	90.0	89.4
Informal	12.7	10.7	8.5	5.6	10.0	10.0	10.6
Total	95.2	95.5	94.7	96.1	94.7	95.7	95.3
Senators Elected(e)
ALP	3	2	2	3	2	2	14
LP	1	2	2	3	2	2	12
CP	1	1	1	. .	1	. .	4
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1
Total	5	5	5	6	5	5	31

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

(b) Includes CDL in Western Australia.

(d) Includes QLP in Queensland.

(e) Casual vacancy to be filled in South Australia.

SENATE ELECTION 1964

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	2 225 466	1 650 479	852 741	551 341	408 549	192 376	5 880 952
Votes
ALP	899 087	606 134	324 578	248 956	141 038	88 877	2 308 670
LP(a)	937 282	612 104	324 310	221 289	140 015	64 722	2 362 081
CP	(b)	(b)	(b)	. .	62 359	. .	(b)
DLP	93 615	199 707	89 936	11 680	14 527	24 046	433 511
Others	26 325	14 944	12 563	7 118	3 033	805	64 788
Formal	1 956 309	1 432 889	751 387	489 043	360 972	178 450	5 169 050
Informal	129 675	131 549	57 903	39 421	22 910	6 472	387 930
Total	2 085 984	1 564 438	809 290	528 464	383 882	184 922	5 556 980
Percent
ALP	46.0	42.3	43.2	50.9	39.1	49.8	44.7
LP(a)	47.9	42.7	43.2	45.2	38.8	36.3	45.7
CP	(b)	(b)	(b)	. .	17.3	. .	(b)
DLP	4.8	13.4	12.0	2.4	4.0	13.5	8.4
Others	1.3	1.0	1.7	1.5	0.8	0.4	1.3
Formal	93.8	91.6	92.8	92.5	94.0	96.5	93.0
Informal	6.2	8.4	7.2	7.5	6.0	3.5	7.0
Total	93.7	94.8	94.9	95.9	94.0	96.1	94.5
Senators Elected
ALP	2	2	2	3	2	3	14
LP(a)	2	2	1	2	2	2	11
CP	1	. .	1	. .	1	. .	3
DLP	. .	1	1	. .	. .	. .	2
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5	30

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1967

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	2 328 345	1 726 681	899 836	594 480	441 957	200 622	6 191 921
Votes
ALP	989 552	622 404	369 304	255 513	179 833	73 384	2 489 990
LP(a)	891 751	629 367	348 939	252 816	131 239	66 399	2 365 373
CP	(b)	(b)	(b)	. .	44 862	. .	(b)
DLP	96 927	267 495	110 310	18 885	30 587	15 802	540 006
Others	69 395	24 317	. .	8 745	4 051	28 011	134 519
Formal	2 047 625	1 543 583	828 553	535 959	390 572	183 596	5 529 888
Informal	151 700	110 694	26 440	32 864	27 832	9 711	359 241
Total	2 199 325	1 654 277	854 993	568 823	418 404	193 307	5 889 129
Percent
ALP	48.3	40.3	44.6	47.7	46.0	40.0	45.0
LP(a)	43.5	40.8	42.1	47.2	33.6	36.2	42.8
CP	(b)	(b)	(b)	. .	11.5	. .	(b)
DLP	4.7	17.3	13.3	3.5	7.8	8.6	9.8
Others	3.4	1.6	. .	1.6	1.0	15.3	2.4
Formal	93.1	93.3	96.9	94.2	93.3	95.0	93.9
Informal	6.9	6.7	3.1	5.8	6.7	5.0	6.1
Total	94.5	95.8	95.0	95.7	94.7	96.4	95.1
Senators Elected
ALP	3	2	2	2	2	2	13
LP(a)	1	1	1	3	2	2	10
CP	1	1	1	. .	1	. .	4
DLP	. .	1	1	. .	. .	. .	2
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5	30

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1970

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	2 455 958	1 848 117	958 449	639 807	497 066	212 345	6 611 742
Votes
ALP	939 721	565 098	350 034	251 117	184 648	85 597	2 376 215
LP(a)	786 229	588 817	311 905	233 054	109 890	59 712	2 149 023
CP	(b)	(b)	(b)	. .	59 416	. .	(b)
DLP	144 544	294 413	136 850	17 902	23 938	7 495	625 142
AP	113 174	45 093	. .	5 076	. .	. .	163 343
Others	80 798	50 689	36 039	59 813	49 944	37 827	315 110
Formal	2 064 466	1 544 110	834 828	566 962	427 836	190 631	5 628 833
Informal	231 345	198 865	64 652	42 306	35 162	12 600	584 930
Total	2 295 811	1 742 975	899 480	609 268	462 998	203 231	6 213 763
Percent
ALP	45.5	36.6	41.9	44.3	43.2	44.9	42.2
LP(a)	38.1	38.1	37.4	41.1	25.7	31.3	38.2
CP	(b)	(b)	(b)	. .	13.9	. .	(b)
DLP	7.0	19.1	16.4	3.2	5.6	3.9	11.1
AP	5.5	2.9	. .	0.9	. .	. .	2.9
Others	3.9	3.3	4.3	10.5	11.7	19.8	5.6
Formal	89.9	88.6	92.8	93.1	92.4	93.8	90.6
Informal	10.1	11.4	7.2	6.9	7.6	6.2	9.4
Total	93.5	94.3	93.8	95.2	93.1	95.7	94.0
Senators Elected(c)
ALP	3	2	2	3	2	2	14
LP(a)	2	3	1	2	1	2	11
CP	. .	. .	1	. .	1	. .	2
DLP	1	1	1	. .	. .	. .	3
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1	2
Total	6	6	5	5	5	5	32

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1974

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Aust
Enrolled	2 834 558	2 161 474	1 154 762	750 308	612 016	246 596	7 759 714
Votes
ALP	1 184 993	859 078	451 623	303 461	230 181	97 861	3 127 197
LP(a)	987 711	791 254	519 851	224 049	214 909	77 961	2 901 454
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	19 959	55 301	10 459	(c)
DLP	67 670	118 728	41 394	5 768	. .	1 783	235 343
AP	40 541	29 456	12 795	6 507	2 808	. .	92 107
LM	. .	. .	. .	63 032	. .	. .	63 032
Others	89 170	41 903	6 797	17 467	14 754	23 161	193 252
Formal	2 370 085	1 840 419	1 032 460	640 243	517 953	211 225	6 612 385
Informal	332 818	230 474	65 941	82 191	60 036	26 666	798 126
Total	2 702 903	2 070 893	1 098 401	722 434	577 989	237 891	7 410 511
Percent
ALP	50.0	46.7	43.7	47.4	44.4	46.3	47.3
LP(a)	41.7	43.0	50.4	35.0	41.5	36.9	43.9
CP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	3.1	10.7	4.9	(c)
DLP	2.9	6.4	4.0	0.9	. .	0.8	3.6
AP	1.7	1.6	1.2	1.0	0.5	. .	1.4
LM	. .	. .	. .	9.8	. .	. .	1.0
Others	3.8	2.3	0.7	2.7	2.8	11.0	2.9
Formal	87.7	88.9	94.0	88.6	89.6	88.8	89.2
Informal	12.3	11.1	6.0	11.4	10.4	11.2	10.8
Total	95.4	95.8	95.1	96.3	94.4	96.5	95.5
Senators Elected
ALP	5	5	4	5	5	5	29
LP(a)	4	4	3	4	4	4	23
CP	1	1	3	. .	1	. .	6
LM	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10	60

(a) Includes LCL in South Australia.

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

SENATE 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	1 123 462	811 773	387 740	277 800	203 151	78 310	10 207	38 867	2 931 310
LP(a)	1 258 859	993 634	603 228	351 818	287 358	108 853	15 519	45 743	3 706 989
NCP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	38 366	3 611	(c)	. .	(c)
DLP	44 543	115 866	26 833	942	2 865	. .	. .	. .	191 049
LM	6 218	16 279	4 709	44 136	5 084	. .	. .	. .	76 426
Others	116 666	28 525	30 699	9 133	12 562	31 545	2 701	20 382	258 939
Formal	2 549 748	1 966 077	1 053 209	683 829	556 112	222 319	28 427	104 992	7 164 713
Informal	275 132	173 628	94 989	75 540	67 272	24 375	2 190	4 034	717 160
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	44.1	41.3	36.8	40.6	36.5	35.2	35.9	37.0	40.9
LP(a)	49.4	50.5	57.3	51.4	51.7	49.0	54.6	43.6	51.7
NCP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	6.9	1.6	(c)	. .	(c)
DLP	1.7	5.9	2.5	0.1	0.5	. .	. .	. .	2.7
LM	0.2	0.8	0.4	6.5	0.9	. .	. .	. .	1.1
Others	4.6	1.5	2.9	1.3	2.3	14.2	9.5	19.4	3.6
Formal	90.3	91.9	91.7	90.1	89.2	90.1	92.8	96.3	90.9
Informal	9.7	8.1	8.3	9.9	10.8	9.9	7.2	3.7	9.1
Total	95.4	95.7	95.2	96.2	94.7	96.6	74.9	94.1	95.4
Senators Elected
ALP	5	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	27
LP(a)	4	4	3	5	5	5	. .	1	27
NCP(b)	1	2	3	. .	1	. .	1	. .	8
LM	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10	2	2	64

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Includes CP in New South Wales, NP in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.

SENATE 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	1 050 672	680 673	380 418	258 643	196 781	88 722	13 593	49 374	2 718 876
LP(a)	1 136 215	833 477	564 190	344 351	278 413	117 217	15 463	43 897	3 369 842
NCP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	36 619	. .	(c)	. .	(c)
DEM	218 364	322 493	98 165	78 496	74 912	13 793	2 766	14 561	823 550
DLP	. .	123 192	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	123 192
Others	215 998	30 601	56 099	20 728	13 433	15 695	1 825	6 368	360 747
Formal	2 621 249	1 990 436	1 098 872	702 218	600 158	235 427	33 647	114 200	7 396 207
Informal	278 196	199 471	95 003	81 451	53 426	17 971	2 335	3 702	731 555
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	40.1	34.2	34.6	36.8	32.8	37.7	40.4	43.2	36.8
LP(a)	43.3	41.9	51.3	49.0	46.4	49.8	46.0	38.4	45.6
NCP(b)	(c)	(c)	(c)	. .	6.1	. .	(c)	. .	(c)
DEM	8.3	16.2	8.9	11.2	12.5	5.9	8.2	12.8	11.1
DLP	. .	6.2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.7
Others	8.2	1.5	5.1	3.0	2.2	6.7	5.4	5.6	4.9
Formal	90.4	90.9	92.0	89.6	91.8	92.9	93.5	96.9	91.0
Informal	9.6	9.1	8.0	10.4	8.2	7.1	6.5	3.1	9.0
Total	95.0	95.6	94.8	95.1	94.6	96.7	81.2	92.6	95.1
Senators Elected
ALP	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	14
LP(a)	2	2	2	3	3	3	. .	1	16
NCP(b)	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	2
DEM	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	34

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Includes NP in Queensland.

SENATE 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	1 215 796	877 468	445 277	300 420	244 729	86 833	16 384	63 280	3 250 187
LP(a)	1 139 825	831 703	266 407	319 088	283 429	96 098	19 129	46 267	3 344 924
NCP(b)	(c)	(c)	309 622	7 419	25 937	. .	(c)	. .	(c)
DEM	187 507	231 113	115 429	96 662	58 538	7 780	4 113	10 663	711 805
CTA	118 535	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	118 535
DLP	. .	31 766	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	31 766
Others	56 195	67 666	20 595	12 747	17 871	53 127	2 452	4 494	235 147
Formal	2 717 858	2 039 716	1 157 330	736 336	630 504	243 838	42 078	124 704	7 692 364
Informal	281 338	256 060	117 884	70 359	69 453	19 651	3 325	3 558	821 628
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	44.7	43.0	38.5	40.8	38.8	35.6	38.9	50.7	42.3
LP(a)	41.9	40.8	23.0	43.3	45.0	39.4	45.5	37.1	43.5
NCP(b)	(c)	(c)	26.8	1.0	4.1	. .	(c)	. .	(c)
DEM	6.9	11.3	10.0	13.1	9.3	3.2	9.8	8.6	9.3
CTA	4.4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.5
DLP	. .	1.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.4
Others	2.1	3.3	1.8	1.7	2.8	21.8	5.8	3.6	3.1
Formal	90.6	88.8	90.8	91.3	90.1	92.5	92.7	97.2	90.3
Informal	9.4	11.2	9.2	8.7	9.9	7.5	7.3	2.8	9.7
Total	94.2	95.0	94.0	94.9	93.2	96.3	82.0	94.1	94.4
Senators Elected
ALP	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	15
LP(a)	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	13
NCP(b)	1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
DEM	. .	1	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	3
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	34

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Includes NP in Victoria and Queensland.

SENATE 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	1 298 672	994 471	493 424	340 089	337 417	82 343	20 467	70 433	3 637 316
LP(a)	1 045 502	816 116	187 495	308 138	280 878	106 768	21 406	40 292	3 191 503
NP(b)	(c)	(c)	363 462	13 757	7 689	. .	(c)	. .	(c)
DEM	235 712	256 402	98 997	92 585	46 626	17 089	2 359	15 141	764 911
CTA	96 065	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	96 065
DLP	. .	47 206	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	47 206
Others	65 317	23 739	103 943	8 780	9 944	44 696	245	1 380	258 044
Formal	2 741 268	2 137 934	1 247 321	763 349	682 554	250 896	44 477	127 246	7 995 045
Informal	341 787	255 797	116 858	73 350	60 761	20 104	2 186	4 287	875 130
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	47.4	46.5	39.6	44.6	49.4	32.8	46.0	55.4	45.5
LP(a)	38.1	38.2	15.0	40.4	41.2	42.6	48.1	31.7	39.9
NP(b)	(c)	(c)	29.1	1.8	1.1	. .	(c)	. .	(c)
DEM	8.6	12.0	7.9	12.1	6.8	6.8	5.3	11.9	9.6
CTA	3.5	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.2
DLP	. .	2.2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.6
Others	2.4	1.1	8.3	1.2	1.5	17.8	0.6	1.1	3.2
Formal	88.9	89.3	91.4	91.2	91.8	92.6	95.3	96.7	90.1
Informal	11.1	10.7	8.6	8.8	8.2	7.4	4.7	3.3	9.9
Total	94.9	95.9	92.6	95.0	93.0	96.0	81.4	95.7	94.6
Senators Elected
ALP	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	1	30
LP(a)	3	4	2	4	4	5	1	1	24
NP(b)	1	. .	3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	4
DEM	1	1	1	1	1	. .	. .	. .	5
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10	2	2	64

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Includes NCP in Western Australia.

SENATE 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	1 268 489	1 053 488	558 623	340 115	334 371	108 900	26 040	60 763	3 750 789
LP(a)	1 130 601	816 362	244 753	306 027	313 738	106 427	27 972	43 699	3 516 857
NP	(b)	95 954	406 829	10 756	13 739	. .	(b)	. .	(b)
DEM	223 095	165 624	129 636	91 329	37 369	15 897	2 449	12 571	677 970
NDP	294 772	174 389	62 102	37 834	52 365	7 574	. .	14 025	643 061
CTA	109 046	30 797	. .	22 429	. .	. .	. .	. .	162 272
DLP	. .	32 472	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	32 472
Others	25 689	21 202	6 809	7 480	20 151	22 992	548	5 808	110 679
Formal	3 051 692	2 390 288	1 408 752	815 970	771 733	261 790	57 009	136 866	8 894 100
Informal	181 272	104 906	43 919	46 399	37 739	16 155	1 862	4 813	437 065
Total	3 232 964	2 495 194	1 452 671	862 369	809 472	277 945	58 871	141 679	9 331 165
Percent
ALP	41.6	44.1	39.7	41.7	43.3	41.6	45.7	44.4	42.2
LP(a)	37.0	34.2	17.4	37.5	40.7	40.7	49.1	31.9	39.5
NP	(b)	4.0	28.9	1.3	1.8	. .	(b)	. .	(b)
DEM	7.3	6.9	9.2	11.2	4.8	6.1	4.3	9.2	7.6
NDP	9.7	7.3	4.4	4.6	6.8	2.9	. .	10.2	7.2
CTA	3.6	1.3	. .	2.7	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.8
DLP	. .	1.4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.4
Others	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.9	2.6	8.8	1.0	4.2	1.2
Formal	94.4	95.8	97.0	94.6	95.3	94.2	96.8	96.6	95.3
Informal	5.6	4.2	3.0	5.4	4.7	5.8	3.2	3.4	4.7
Total	94.4	95.4	93.4	95.2	94.2	95.8	85.5	94.2	94.5
Senators Elected
ALP	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	20
LP(a)	2	3	1	3	3	3	1	1	17
NP	1	. .	2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	3
DEM	1	1	1	1	. .	1	. .	. .	5
NDP	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	1
Total	7	7	7	7	7	7	2	2	46

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1987

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 555 060	2 698 034	1 707 161	942 880	906 677	300 763	79 921	162 717	10 353 213
Votes
ALP	1 355 792	1 086 513	643 094	354 747	354 328	113 638	30 872	74 876	4 013 860
LP(a)	1 289 888	878 899	275 085	328 039	324 028	108 039	19 970	51 090	3 939 432
NP	(b)	140 143	439 618	29 954	45 787	. .	8 892	. .	(b)
DEM	290 049	211 043	115 456	95 831	47 534	18 841	. .	15 353	794 107
CTA	107 859	28 966	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	136 825
NDP	48 998	28 352	17 411	. .	. .	. .	. .	7 719	102 480
DLP	. .	50 894	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	50 894
GRN	32 513	. .	. .	8 102	. .	. .	. .	. .	40 615
Others	71 375	44 796	39 696	40 369	56 006	38 342	1 783	1 100	293 467
Formal	3 196 474	2 469 606	1 530 360	857 042	827 683	278 860	61 517	150 138	9 371 680
Informal	164 001	102 382	49 609	33 514	28 284	11 119	2 374	3 608	394 891
Total	3 360 475	2 571 988	1 579 969	890 556	855 967	289 979	63 891	153 746	9 766 571
Percent
ALP	42.4	44.0	42.0	41.4	42.8	40.8	50.2	49.9	42.8
LP(a)	40.4	35.6	18.0	38.3	39.1	38.7	32.5	34.0	42.0
NP	(b)	5.7	28.7	3.5	5.5	. .	14.5	. .	(b)
DEM	9.1	8.5	7.5	11.2	5.7	6.8	. .	10.2	8.5
CTA	3.4	1.2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.5
NDP	1.5	1.1	1.1	. .	. .	. .	. .	5.1	1.1
DLP	. .	2.1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.5
GRN	1.0	. .	. .	0.9	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.4
Others	2.2	1.8	2.6	4.7	6.8	13.7	2.9	0.7	3.1
Formal	95.1	96.0	96.9	96.2	96.7	96.2	96.3	97.7	96.0
Informal	4.9	4.0	3.1	3.8	3.3	3.8	3.7	2.3	4.0
Total	94.5	95.3	92.5	94.5	94.4	96.4	79.9	94.5	94.3
Senators Elected
ALP	5	5	5	5	5	5	1	1	32
LP(a)	4	5	2	5	5	5	. .	1	27
NP	1	1	4	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	7
DEM	1	1	1	2	1	1	. .	. .	7
NDP	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	1	. .	. .	2
Total	12	12	12	12	12	12	2	2	76

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1990

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 630 844	2 782 157	1 804 833	966 431	982 900	310 076	78 994	172 200	10 728 435
Votes
ALP	1 356 430	938 245	653 070	337 137	304 632	120 195	37 343	66 495	3 813 547
LP(a)	1 280 382	1 149 170	490 523	376 073	392 820	128 374	29 045	58 082	4 162 633
NP	(b)	(b)	227 696	3 667	26 801	. .	(b)	. .	(b)
DEM	393 521	365 376	209 030	149 158	85 324	22 888	. .	28 510	1 253 807
GRN	96 455	40 075	30 976	19 499	76 381	14 160	. .	5 288	282 825
CTA	69 744	29 608	18 469	18 701	. .	. .	. .	. .	136 522
DLP	. .	14 744	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	14 744
Others	141 610	42 302	44 441	3 888	22 140	5 675	2 335	3 296	265 687
Formal	3 338 142	2 579 520	1 674 196	908 123	908 098	291 292	68 723	161 671	9 929 765
Informal	145 429	96 284	42 112	23 438	26 733	9 300	1 977	3 905	349 178
Total	3 483 571	2 675 804	1 716 308	931 561	934 831	300 592	70 700	165 576	10 278 943
Percent
ALP	40.6	36.4	39.0	37.1	33.5	41.3	54.3	41.1	38.4
LP(a)	38.4	44.5	29.3	41.4	43.3	44.1	42.3	35.9	41.9
NP	(b)	(b)	13.6	0.4	3.0	. .	(b)	. .	(b)
DEM	11.8	14.2	12.5	16.4	9.4	7.9	. .	17.6	12.6
GRN	2.9	1.6	1.8	2.1	8.4	4.9	. .	3.3	2.8
CTA	2.1	1.1	1.1	2.1	. .	. .	. .	. .	1.4
DLP	. .	0.6	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.1
Others	4.2	1.6	2.7	0.4	2.4	1.9	3.4	2.0	2.7
Formal	95.8	96.4	97.5	97.5	97.1	96.9	97.2	97.6	96.6
Informal	4.2	3.6	2.5	2.5	2.9	3.1	2.8	2.4	3.4
Total	95.9	96.2	95.1	96.4	95.1	96.9	89.5	96.2	95.8
Senators Elected
ALP	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	15
LP	1	3	2	3	3	3	. .	1	16
NP	1	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	3
DEM	1	1	1	1	. .	1	. .	. .	5
GRN	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	1
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	40

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1993

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 814 932	2 932 640	1 971 729	1 014 400	1 038 968	327 919	91 563	192 487	11 384 638
Votes
ALP	1 681 528	1 235 344	729 265	359 491	373 247	131 876	43 740	89 380	4 643 871
LP(a)	1 394 111	1 211 046	582 766	431 642	472 131	113 347	35 405	64 318	4 595 148
NP	(b)	(b)	268 809	4 498	17 075	. .	(b)	. .	(b)
DEM	176 324	109 223	130 405	93 325	39 849	5 162	. .	12 656	566 944
GRN	121 591	32 472	59 303	15 467	53 757	21 087	. .	11 168	314 845
CTA	53 445	20 105	11 546	10 762	11 568	1 519	. .	. .	108 945
DLP	. .	38 317	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	38 317
Others	157 080	100 077	68 567	30 790	8 145	35 772	. .	6 304	406 735
Formal	3 584 079	2 746 584	1 850 661	945 975	975 772	308 763	79 145	183 826	10 674 805
Informal	97 534	86 634	38 491	22 390	20 983	8 121	2 312	2 988	279 453
Total	3 681 613	2 833 218	1 889 152	968 365	996 755	316 884	81 457	186 814	10 954 258
Percent
ALP	46.9	45.0	39.4	38.0	38.3	42.7	55.3	48.6	43.5
LP(a)	38.9	44.1	31.5	45.6	48.4	36.7	44.7	35.0	43.0
NP	(b)	(b)	14.5	0.5	1.7	. .	(b)	. .	(b)
DEM	4.9	4.0	7.0	9.9	4.1	1.7	. .	6.9	5.3
GRN	3.4	1.2	3.2	1.6	5.5	6.8	. .	6.1	2.9
CTA	1.5	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.2	0.5	. .	. .	1.0
DLP	. .	1.4	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.4
Others	4.4	3.6	3.7	3.3	0.8	11.6	. .	3.4	3.8
Formal	97.4	96.9	98.0	97.7	97.9	97.4	97.2	98.4	97.4
Informal	2.6	3.1	2.0	2.3	2.1	2.6	2.8	1.6	2.6
Total	96.5	96.7	95.8	95.5	95.9	96.6	89.0	97.1	96.2
Senators Elected
ALP	3	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	17
LP	2	2	2	3	3	2	. .	1	15
NP	1	1	1	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	4
DEM	. .	. .	1	1	. .	. .	. .	. .	2
GRN	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	. .	1
Others	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	1	. .	. .	1
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	40

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1996

	NSW	VIC	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	3 955 782	2 972 758	2 091 384	1 001 006	1 088 483	329 271	98 800	203 170	11 740 654
Votes
ALP	1 370 918	1 101 497	583 850	301 094	341 580	120 678	38 667	81 866	3 940 150
LP(a)	1 522 722	1 146 655	680 553	428 053	456 379	130 552	40 050	74 949	4 792 682
NP	(b)	(b)	288 199	..	20 877	3 693	(b)	..	(b)
DEM	351 491	300 848	254 219	135 730	93 938	22 006	1 535	19 590	1 179 357
GRN	97 928	81 273	46 285	19 441	57 006	26 830	5 453	11 297	345 513
AFI	61 811	40 607	13 117	9 424	12 645	..	..	..	137 604
CTA	72 969	16 497	9 543	6 817	7 028	1 519	..	2 901	117 274
ASP	74 032	19 573	12 146	8 973	..	..	..	..	114 724
DLP	..	36 156	..	..	..	..	..	..	36 156
Others	130 412	24 379	36 550	24 244	14 846	3 692	..	1 454	235 577
Formal	3 682 283	2 767 485	1 924 462	933 776	1 004 299	308 970	85 705	192 057	10 899 037
Informal	143 388	101 789	64 979	31 552	36 379	10 083	2 422	4 860	395 452
Total	3 825 671	2 869 274	1 989 441	965 328	1 040 668	319 053	88 127	196 917	11 294 479
Percent
ALP	37.2	39.8	30.3	32.2	34.0	39.1	45.1	42.6	36.2
LP(a)	41.4	41.4	35.4	45.8	45.4	42.3	46.7	39.0	44.0
NP	(b)	(b)	15.0	..	2.1	1.2	(b)	..	(b)
DEM	9.5	10.9	13.2	14.5	9.4	7.1	1.8	10.2	10.8
GRN	2.7	2.9	2.4	2.1	5.7	8.7	6.4	5.9	3.2
AFI	1.7	1.5	0.7	1.0	1.3	..	..	..	1.3
CTA	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.5	..	1.5	1.1
ASP	2.0	0.7	0.6	1.0	..	..	..	..	1.1
DLP	..	1.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.3
Others	3.5	0.9	1.9	2.6	1.5	1.2	..	0.8	2.2
Formal	96.3	96.5	96.7	96.7	96.5	96.8	97.3	97.5	96.5
Informal	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.2	2.7	2.5	3.5
Total	96.7	96.5	95.1	96.4	95.6	96.9	89.2	96.9	96.2
Senators Elected
ALP	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	14
LP	2	3	2	3	3	3	..	1	17
NP	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	3
DEM	1	1	1	1	1	..	..	..	5
GRN	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	40

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Included with LP.

SENATE ELECTION 1998

	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Aust
Enrolled	4 076 081	3 081 682	2 188 024	1 013 989	1 149 619	330 121	105 048	209 536	12 154 050
Votes
ALP	1 452 560	1 151 293	654 623	303 290	368 821	128 377	38 259	83 867	4 181 090
LP(a)	1 375 563	1 076 841	570 692	383 630	408 696	104 268	36 063	61 385	4 225 673
NP	(b)	(b)	190 662	4 445	13 428	..	(b)	..	(b)
PHON	361 009	117 039	297 245	91 907	110 231	11 655	8 657	9 621	1 007 364
DEM	275 910	279 806	156 451	117 618	68 057	12 107	5 119	32 833	947 901
GRN	81 612	70 736	42 264	20 895	61 029	17 905	4 232	6 385	305 058
CDP	58 079	13 948	28 826	9 598	10 258	945	..	..	121 654
DLP	..	29 893	..	..	..	..	..	..	29 893
HAR	..	..	..	..	..	24 254	..	..	24 254
Others	150 992	101 693	62 947	15 436	23 291	8 866	672	2 944	366 841
Formal	3 755 725	2 841 249	2 003 710	946 819	1 063 811	308 377	93 002	197 035	11 209 728
Informal	128 608	111 486	62 754	27 424	29 352	9 704	1 901	3 952	375 181
Total	3 884 333	2 952 735	2 066 464	974 243	1 093 163	318 081	94 903	200 987	11 584 909
Per cent
ALP	38.7	40.5	32.7	32.0	34.7	41.6	41.1	42.6	37.3
LP(a)	36.6	37.9	28.5	40.5	38.4	33.8	38.8	31.2	37.7
NP	(b)	(b)	9.5	0.5	1.3	..	(b)	..	(b)
PHON	9.6	4.1	14.8	9.7	10.4	3.8	9.3	4.9	9.0
DEM	7.3	9.8	7.8	12.4	6.4	3.9	5.5	16.7	8.5
GRN	2.2	2.5	2.1	2.2	5.7	5.8	4.6	3.2	2.7
CDP	1.5	0.5	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.3	..	..	1.1
DLP	..	1.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.3
HAR	..	..	..	..	..	7.9	..	..	0.2
Others	4.0	3.6	3.1	1.6	2.2	2.9	0.7	1.5	3.3
Formal	96.7	96.2	97.0	97.2	97.3	96.9	98.0	98.0	96.8
Informal	3.3	3.8	3.0	2.8	2.7	3.1	2.0	2.0	3.2
Total	95.3	95.8	94.4	96.1	95.1	96.4	90.3	95.9	95.3
Senators Elected
ALP	3	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	17
LP	2	2	2	3	3	2	..	1	15
NP	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	2
DEM	1	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	4
PHON	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
HAR	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	40

(a) Includes CLP in Northern Territory.

(b) Included with LP.

Contents

SENATE ELECTION 1949

SENATE ELECTION 1951

SENATE ELECTION 1953

SENATE ELECTION 1998