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Research Paper 8 1998-99

Contents

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

STATE SUMMARY : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

NEW SOUTH WALES

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    46.9

    37.1

    11.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5.0

    100.0

    1951

    49.1

    39.0

    10.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.8

    100.0

    1954

    52.3

    35.1

    8.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.3

    100.0

    1955

    49.6

    38.6

    8.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.2

    100.0

    1958

    47.1

    35.9

    9.6

    5.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.8

    100.0

    1961

    52.2

    31.0

    9.4

    5.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.0

    100.0

    1963

    47.5

    36.9

    9.8

    4.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.3

    100.0

    1966

    40.7

    40.7

    10.7

    4.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.3

    100.0

    1969

    47.7

    33.7

    9.8

    3.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5.4

    100.0

    1972

    51.9

    30.0

    9.8

    3.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.8

    100.0

    1974

    52.7

    33.4

    10.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.3

    100.0

    1975

    45.5

    39.7

    11.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.1

    100.0

    1977

    42.4

    35.9

    11.3

    . .

    8.5

    . .

    . .

    1.9

    100.0

    1980

    46.4

    35.7

    10.5

    . .

    5.7

    . .

    . .

    1.8

    100.0

    1983

    50.1

    31.6

    11.0

    . .

    4.8

    . .

    . .

    2.6

    100.0

    1984

    48.3

    32.8

    10.5

    . .

    5.9

    . .

    . .

    2.5

    100.0

    1987

    45.1

    33.3

    11.8

    . .

    6.3

    . .

    . .

    3.5

    100.0

    1990

    41.2

    29.1

    11.2

    . .

    10.2

    1.5

    . .

    6.8

    100.0

    1993

    48.3

    31.8

    9.8

    . .

    2.8

    1.4

    . .

    5.9

    100.0

    1996

    39.6

    33.5

    12.1

    . .

    6.5

    2.6

    . .

    5.8

    100.0

    1998

    40.1

    30.5

    7.9

    . .

    4.2

    2.7

    9.0

    5.7

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    23

    16

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    47

    1951

    24

    16

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    47

    1954

    25

    15

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    47

    1955

    21

    17

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    46

    1958

    22

    16

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    46

    1961

    27

    12

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    46

    1963

    20

    17

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    46

    1966

    17

    20

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    46

    1969

    22

    15

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    45

    1972

    28

    10

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    45

    1974

    25

    11

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    45

    1975

    17

    19

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    45

    1977

    17

    18

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    43

    1980

    18

    16

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    43

    1983

    24

    11

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    43

    1984

    29

    12

    10

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    51

    1987

    28

    13

    10

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    51

    1990

    30

    12

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    51

    1993

    33

    8

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    50

    1996

    20

    19

    10

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    50

    1998

    22

    18

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    50

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

VICTORIA

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    46.8

    41.4

    8.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.6

    100.0

    1951

    49.1

    43.6

    5.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.1

    100.0

    1954

    50.3

    45.2

    3.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.1

    100.0

    1955

    37.1

    41.4

    5.5

    15.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.2

    100.0

    1958

    39.5

    37.8

    7.4

    14.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.5

    100.0

    1961

    41.6

    34.8

    7.5

    15.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.9

    100.0

    1963

    40.4

    39.1

    7.6

    12.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.6

    100.0

    1966

    35.1

    39.8

    8.3

    12.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.3

    100.0

    1969

    41.3

    37.6

    6.8

    10.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.5

    100.0

    1972

    47.3

    33.6

    7.4

    8.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.3

    100.0

    1974

    47.9

    36.4

    7.5

    5.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.1

    100.0

    1975

    42.1

    42.3

    8.9

    4.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.8

    100.0

    1977

    37.2

    39.6

    5.6

    5.3

    11.8

    . .

    . .

    0.5

    100.0

    1980

    45.5

    39.1

    4.9

    1.1

    8.2

    . .

    . .

    1.1

    100.0

    1983

    50.5

    37.1

    4.9

    0.7

    5.7

    . .

    . .

    0.6

    100.0

    1984

    48.9

    36.9

    6.4

    2.2

    5.0

    . .

    . .

    0.6

    100.0

    1987

    46.9

    38.0

    6.3

    0.1

    6.7

    . .

    . .

    1.8

    100.0

    1990

    37.1

    39.7

    6.0

    0.1

    12.4

    . .

    . .

    4.7

    100.0

    1993

    46.4

    40.2

    5.0

    . .

    3.7

    0.1

    . .

    4.5

    100.0

    1996

    42.9

    39.9

    4.6

    . .

    7.4

    1.9

    . .

    3.3

    100.0

    1998

    44.4

    37.1

    2.7

    . .

    6.0

    2.1

    3.7

    4.0

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    13

    17

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1951

    15

    15

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1954

    15

    15

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1955

    10

    20

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1958

    10

    18

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1961

    10

    18

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1963

    10

    18

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1966

    8

    19

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    33

    1969

    11

    18

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    34

    1972

    14

    14

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    34

    1974

    16

    12

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    34

    1975

    10

    19

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    34

    1977

    10

    20

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1980

    17

    13

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1983

    23

    7

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    33

    1984

    25

    11

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    39

    1987

    24

    12

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    39

    1990

    14

    21

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    38

    1993

    17

    17

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    38

    1996

    16

    19

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    37

    1998

    19

    16

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    37

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998 QUEENSLAND

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    39.5

    31.5

    24.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.1

    100.0

    1951

    41.0

    30.9

    23.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.3

    100.0

    1954

    42.5

    32.1

    21.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.5

    100.0

    1955

    42.1

    31.9

    20.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    4.6

    100.0

    1958

    37.5

    31.1

    19.4

    11.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.0

    100.0

    1961

    48.1

    27.0

    16.6

    7.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.8

    100.0

    1963

    46.3

    28.6

    18.3

    6.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.5

    100.0

    1966

    42.1

    30.2

    19.6

    7.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.6

    100.0

    1969

    48.2

    27.5

    17.0

    6.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.5

    100.0

    1972

    47.2

    25.5

    19.6

    5.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.2

    100.0

    1974

    44.0

    30.5

    23.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.9

    100.0

    1975

    38.8

    32.6

    26.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.9

    100.0

    1977

    37.7

    27.7

    26.0

    . .

    6.6

    . .

    . .

    2.0

    100.0

    1980

    42.8

    27.3

    21.8

    . .

    5.3

    . .

    . .

    2.8

    100.0

    1983

    46.1

    24.4

    23.7

    . .

    4.7

    . .

    . .

    1.1

    100.0

    1984

    44.1

    19.2

    31.7

    . .

    4.8

    . .

    . .

    0.3

    100.0

    1987

    45.0

    21.0

    28.8

    . .

    4.9

    . .

    . .

    0.3

    100.0

    1990

    41.6

    28.5

    16.8

    . .

    11.6

    0.6

    . .

    0.9

    100.0

    1993

    40.5

    31.2

    14.7

    . .

    4.1

    3.2

    . .

    6.2

    100.0

    1996(a)

    33.2

    39.3

    15.9

    . .

    6.7

    2.5

    . .

    2.5

    100.0

    1998

    36.1

    30.9

    10.0

    . .

    4.0

    2.4

    14.3

    2.3

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    3

    9

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1951

    4

    9

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1954

    5

    8

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1955

    5

    8

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1958

    3

    10

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1961

    11

    3

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1963

    8

    6

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1966

    6

    8

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1969

    7

    7

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1972

    8

    6

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1974

    6

    7

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1975

    1

    9

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    18

    1977

    3

    9

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    19

    1980

    5

    7

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    19

    1983

    10

    3

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    19

    1984

    9

    7

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    24

    1987

    13

    5

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    24

    1990

    15

    6

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    24

    1993

    13

    7

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    25

    1996

    2

    17

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    26

    1998

    8

    14

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    27

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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    49.7

    48.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.6

    100.0

    1951

    48.9

    50.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.0

    100.0

    1954

    55.1

    43.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.7

    100.0

    1955

    48.8

    46.2

    . .

    2.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.4

    100.0

    1958

    47.5

    44.9

    . .

    6.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.5

    100.0

    1961

    52.1

    40.2

    . .

    6.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.2

    100.0

    1963

    53.2

    36.0

    . .

    9.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.6

    100.0

    1966

    40.7

    54.3

    . .

    3.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.5

    100.0

    1969

    52.4

    42.4

    . .

    3.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.2

    100.0

    1972

    50.6

    41.3

    2.2

    3.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.1

    100.0

    1974

    48.6

    36.6

    4.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10.6

    100.0

    1975

    42.6

    49.3

    0.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    7.5

    100.0

    1977

    42.6

    45.0

    0.8

    . .

    11.3

    . .

    . .

    0.3

    100.0

    1980

    44.5

    44.5

    1.4

    . .

    8.8

    . .

    . .

    0.9

    100.0

    1983

    48.4

    42.1

    1.1

    . .

    6.9

    . .

    . .

    1.5

    100.0

    1984

    46.9

    43.0

    1.5

    . .

    7.9

    . .

    . .

    0.8

    100.0

    1987

    44.6

    42.5

    3.8

    . .

    7.8

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1990

    38.0

    42.6

    . .

    . .

    15.2

    0.2

    . .

    4.0

    100.0

    1993

    38.8

    45.7

    0.3

    . .

    7.8

    0.2

    . .

    7.2

    100.0

    1996

    34.8

    50.0

    . .

    . .

    10.2

    2.9

    . .

    2.0

    100.0

    1998

    34.5

    42.1

    0.5

    . .

    10.1

    0.5

    9.8

    2.5

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    4

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10

    1951

    5

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10

    1954

    6

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10

    1955

    6

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1958

    6

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1961

    6

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1963

    6

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1966

    3

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1969

    8

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

    1972

    7

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

    1974

    7

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

    1975

    6

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

    1977

    6

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1980

    6

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1983

    7

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1984

    8

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13

    1987

    8

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13

    1990

    7

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13

    1993

    4

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

    1996

    2

    10

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

    1998

    3

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    12

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    45.4

    41.5

    11.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1951

    43.3

    40.4

    15.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.7

    100.0

    1954

    47.5

    34.3

    14.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3.6

    100.0

    1955

    51.9

    41.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    6.9

    100.0

    1958

    35.0

    41.6

    11.5

    10.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.3

    100.0

    1961

    40.9

    45.8

    6.0

    6.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.8

    100.0

    1963

    39.2

    47.7

    6.3

    4.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.3

    100.0

    1966

    42.8

    40.9

    8.3

    7.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.7

    100.0

    1969

    50.0

    36.1

    6.4

    5.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.1

    100.0

    1972

    46.1

    39.3

    8.3

    4.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.7

    100.0

    1974

    46.3

    41.4

    10.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.5

    100.0

    1975

    40.1

    53.6

    5.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.2

    100.0

    1977

    32.6

    48.7

    4.0

    . .

    11.2

    . .

    . .

    3.5

    100.0

    1980

    42.0

    46.6

    2.3

    . .

    7.1

    . .

    . .

    2.0

    100.0

    1983

    52.0

    41.8

    0.8

    . .

    4.0

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1984

    48.2

    45.7

    1.3

    . .

    3.7

    . .

    . .

    1.1

    100.0

    1987

    47.5

    41.8

    6.9

    . .

    3.4

    . .

    . .

    0.4

    100.0

    1990

    35.3

    43.9

    2.4

    . .

    8.4

    7.5

    . .

    2.4

    100.0

    1993

    39.4

    49.0

    0.2

    . .

    3.3

    5.8

    . .

    2.3

    100.0

    1996

    34.7

    44.0

    1.3

    . .

    5.6

    5.3

    . .

    9.0

    100.0

    1998

    36.2

    38.2

    1.3

    . .

    4.0

    5.1

    9.3

    6.0

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    3

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    8

    1951

    3

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    8

    1954

    4

    2

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    8

    1955

    3

    4

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1958

    1

    7

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1961

    3

    5

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1963

    3

    4

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1966

    3

    4

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1969

    6

    1

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1972

    4

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9

    1974

    5

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10

    1975

    1

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10

    1977

    1

    9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    10

    1980

    3

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1983

    8

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    11

    1984

    9

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13

    1987

    9

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13

    1990

    8

    6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    14

    1993

    6

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    14

    1996

    3

    8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    3

    14

    1998

    7

    7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    14

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

TASMANIA

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    46.5

    53.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1951

    48.2

    51.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1954

    49.6

    50.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.4

    100.0

    1955

    45.8

    49.1

    . .

    3.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.3

    100.0

    1958

    46.8

    44.5

    . .

    7.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.8

    100.0

    1961

    53.9

    38.6

    . .

    7.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1963

    52.3

    40.7

    . .

    6.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.6

    100.0

    1966

    51.6

    42.2

    . .

    6.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.2

    100.0

    1969

    52.7

    36.2

    . .

    4.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    6.8

    100.0

    1972

    58.9

    34.8

    . .

    4.8

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1974

    55.1

    44.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    0.5

    100.0

    1975

    43.5

    54.1

    1.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1.1

    100.0

    1977

    42.1

    54.6

    . .

    . .

    3.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1980

    46.1

    51.9

    . .

    . .

    1.5

    . .

    . .

    0.5

    100.0

    1983

    40.3

    54.9

    . .

    . .

    3.6

    . .

    . .

    1.2

    100.0

    1984

    43.4

    51.1

    . .

    . .

    4.0

    . .

    . .

    1.4

    100.0

    1987

    43.0

    51.1

    . .

    . .

    6.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1990

    39.7

    48.6

    . .

    . .

    8.6

    2.2

    . .

    0.8

    100.0

    1993

    46.8

    42.0

    . .

    . .

    2.5

    7.9

    . .

    0.8

    100.0

    1996

    44.3

    44.5

    0.4

    . .

    4.1

    6.3

    . .

    0.4

    100.0

    1998

    48.9

    38.2

    . .

    . .

    3.3

    5.6

    2.5

    1.6

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    1

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1951

    1

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1954

    2

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1955

    2

    3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1958

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1961

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1963

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1966

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1969

    4

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1972

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1974

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1975

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1977

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1980

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1983

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1984

    . .

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1987

    1

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1990

    1

    4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1993

    4

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1996

    3

    2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

    1998

    5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

NORTHERN TERRITORY

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    44.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    55.7

    100.0

    1951

    64.1

    . .

    21.6

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    14.3

    100.0

    1954

    77.6

    . .

    22.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1955(a)

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1958

    73.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    26.1

    100.0

    1961

    51.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    49.0

    100.0

    1963(a)

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1966

    48.3

    . .

    51.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1969

    30.4

    . .

    48.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    21.2

    100.0

    1972

    39.3

    . .

    47.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13.4

    100.0

    1974

    45.5

    . .

    49.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5.3

    100.0

    1975

    43.7

    . .

    53.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.4

    100.0

    1977

    42.6

    . .

    47.4

    . .

    7.1

    . .

    . .

    2.8

    100.0

    1980

    40.4

    . .

    43.6

    . .

    5.8

    . .

    . .

    10.3

    100.0

    1983

    46.6

    . .

    45.9

    . .

    3.5

    . .

    . .

    4.0

    100.0

    1984

    44.9

    48.8

    . .

    . .

    3.4

    . .

    . .

    2.8

    100.0

    1987

    46.9

    36.0

    17.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1990

    50.0

    40.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    9.5

    100.0

    1993

    55.3

    44.7

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1996

    43.5

    45.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    6.3

    . .

    5.2

    100.0

    1998

    42.3

    39.6

    . .

    . .

    5.1

    3.0

    8.1

    1.8

    100.0

    Seats Won

    1949

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1951

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1954

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1955

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1958

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1961

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1963

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1966

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1969

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1972

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1974

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1975

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1977

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1980

    . .

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1983

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1984

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1987

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1990

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1993

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1996

    . .

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

    1998

    1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    1

(a) ALP candidate elected unopposed.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS 1949-1998

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL

    Election

    ALP

    LP

    NP

    DLP

    DEM

    GRN

    PHON

    Oth

    Total

    Percentage of Vote

    1949

    43.2

    22.5

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    34.4

    100.0

    1951

    49.9

    19.3

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    30.8

    100.0

    1954

    62.7

    34.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    2.9

    100.0

    1955

    64.6

    35.4

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1958

    63.4

    23.2

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    13.4

    100.0

    1961

    64.9

    35.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1963

    54.9

    45.1

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    100.0

    1966

    51.6

    37.9

    . .

    5.0

    . .

    . .

    . .

    5.4

    100.0

    1969

    67.7

    26.9

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .

    . .